Pastors praise, comment on historicity of “Formosa Betrayed”

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      Pastors praise, comment on historicity of “Formosa Betrayed”

       

      Reported by Lin Yi-ying

      Written by Lydia Ma

       

       



      A Hollywood movie depicting Taiwanese society under KMT rule 
during martial law era was 

      released in Taiwan on August 6, 2010, and garnered much acclaim 
from viewers. The movie 

      had been released in some theatres and film festivals in North 
America in February and will 

      soon be available on DVD.

       



      Pastors who viewed “Formosa Betrayed” praised the movie’s 
director, Will Tiao, a second-

      generation Taiwanese American, for intricately weaving the 
murders of Professor Chen Wen-

      chen and journalist Henry Liu and the Kaohsiung Incident into a 
great movie. They were 

      impressed by Tiao’s accurate yet suspenseful portrayal of 
Taiwanese society during martial law.

       



      “Formosa Betrayed” is based on the true story and murder of 
Chen Wen-chen, a Taiwanese 

      professor who taught at a university in Kansas. In the movie, a 
FBI agent sent to investigate 

      the murder finds himself unwittingly thrown into the tangled 
web of US-China-Taiwan relations 

      often steeped in conspiracy and becomes an unlikely target of 
assassination by all three governments. 

       



      PCT General Secretary Andrew Chang remarked that “Formosa 
Betrayed” unmasked the 

      KMT’s reign of terror in Taiwan since the February 28 Massacre 
in 1947 and brought to mind 

      childhood memories of his parents admonishing him that children 
must be seen and not heard.

       



      Chang underscored that history must not be forgotten. Though 
KMT’s crimes and brutality can 

      be forgiven, the truth must be revealed and the record set 
straight.

       



      For Joyce Shih, secretary to former PCT General Secretary C.M. 
Kao, the film brought back 

      memories of the Lin Family Massacre that took place around the 
time of the Kaohsiung 

      Incident in February 1980. 

       



      Former PCT General Assembly Moderator Rev. Chen Yu-chuan said 
that he was extremely 

      grateful for God’s protection during those harrowing days. He 
had helped many survivors and 

      their families grieve and recover following the Kaohsiung 
Incident. 

       



      Chen added that survivors of the Kaohsiung Incident should come 
forward and tell their story 

      while they are still living so that this part of Taiwanese 
history is not forgotten by future generations.

       



      For more information on “Formosa Betrayed”, visit: 
http://www.formosathemovie.com/



       

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