Seediq Bale - A Historical Drama Film

Seediq Bale is a 2011 Taiwanese historical drama epic film directed by Wei Te-Sheng and produced by John Woo, based on Wushe Incident in central Taiwan in 1930.

The film is divided into two parts - the full versions in Taiwan, the part 1 is called "太陽旗" (The Flag of Sun), and the part 2 is called "彩虹橋" (The Bridge of Rainbow), both running at a total of up to four and half hours.

The film was shown in competition at the 68th Venice International Film Festival and was selected as a contender for nomination for the 84th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film in 2011[3][4][5] and was one of nine films shortlisted to advance to the next round of voting for nomination.[6] But the original two parts are combined into the single international cut version; its running time is two-and-half hours.

This film is the most expensive production in Taiwanese cinema history. The film has also been compared to the 1995 film Braveheart by Mel Gibson and The Last of the Mohicans by the media in Taiwan.