With the help the help of his partner tom braxton john heard and a sharp chicago police detective leslie hope agent kelly discovers that the murderer has fled to taiwan. Formosa betrayed is a history lesson dressed up as an action movie. Formosa betrayed begins with a huge flurry of action. From 2005 to 2015, kane was married to actress leslie hope, whom he directed in the 2009 film formosa betrayed, also starring wendy crewson and tzi ma. In 1977 she graduated from queens university in kingston, ontario with a b. While unveiling a series of international conspiracies, an fbi agent. Kelly soon finds himself immersed in a dangerous conspiracy as he dodges forces ranging from the u. Greenes genius stroke in the quiet american was to tell the story of a young mans dumb, muddled quest to kill communism in vietnam from the perspective of an older, wiser, far more cynical man, so that we can see how truly futile the mission is. Resources by 28 resources about 0 resources by wendy crewson 28. Anne packard, the girlfriend of david palmer during season 3 of 24. This is a lot of graham greene huggermugger, the tale of a rube who believes that he can do good abroad. Books, images, historic newspapers, maps, archives and more. Formosa betrayed is a 2009 american political thriller film directed by adam kane, written by.
A militia of five special ops soldiers observe schoolaged children on the premises of a bolivian drug lords compound. Crewson was great as a harsh diplomat in formosa betrayed sounds like a perfect role for her. Formosa betrayed addresses one of the trickiest balancing acts in global. The screen adaptation of andy diggles dc comicsvertigo series, casts zoe saldana as a kickass heroine.
Occupied by japan in the preworld war ii years, it was claimed by the nationalists of. While a state department lackey played by wendy crewson tries to steer him away from troublenot to mention. Scott porter to star in cws hart of dixie, more actors. Kerr, a us diplomatic officer in taiwan, who witnessed the february 28 incident, and the corruption and killings committed by the kuomintang kmt, chinese nationalist party in taiwan after world war ii formosa betrayed is one of the most influential books. While the violence is limited to only a few scenes, it is portrayed very graphically with much blood. Shes limited to advising kelly to cool it and asking him to keep his nose out of taiwans business. Vancouver taiwanese film festival sings ode to independence. Wendy crewson was born in hamilton, ontario, to june doreen and robert binnie crewson. Kelly soon finds himself immersed in a dangerous conspiracy as he dodges forces ranging from.
Coincidentally, she had played the wife of the president in the film air force one. The biggest problem is that the movies main character does very little. Apr 02, 2010 formosa betrayed is a history lesson dressed up as an action movie. It argues that formosa, now known as taiwan, has been the pawn of great powers for centuries. With the help of his fbi partner tom braxton john heard and a sharp chicago police detective leslie hope, agent kelly discovers that the murderers have fled to taiwan. Formosa betrayed, set mostly in taiwan but filmed in thailand in 1983, has dual agendas that collide more readily than they mesh.
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Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. With the help of his partner tom braxton john heard and a sharp chicago police detective leslie hope, agent kelly discovers that the murderers have fled to. Wendy sura thomson is a 5star author of summon the tiger, the third order, ted and ned, and a contributing author of the 5star anthology, postcards from the future. Formosa betrayed 2009 in the early 1980s, an fbi agent is assigned to investigate the murder of a respected professor. Although formosa betrayed has been regarded as a pangreen movie, its writers say they did not take sides over the panbluepangreen political divide. Formosa betrayed 2009 wendy crewson as susan kane imdb.
An fbi agent investigating the murder of a taiwaneseamerican professor becomes caught up in a vast international conspiracy while aiding the taiwanese government in catching the killer. Through his investigation, he unearths a spider web of international secrets that has been thriving within college campuses across america for decades. Feb 26, 2010 formosa betrayed, set mostly in taiwan but filmed in thailand in 1983, has dual agendas that collide more readily than they mesh. Formosa betrayed is a slowmoving thriller with many scenes of political discussion where characters discuss 50 years of taiwans history. Formosa betrayed which drew much of its content from those first hand reports of his observation and encounter in formosa during and after the incident of february 28, 1947. Wen, a taiwanese native, was getting ready to publish an important book on his countrys inner. Our marketplace offers a huge selection of movies from sellers worldwide. Investigations take a little too long with no real payoff and right around the halfway mark, we get the big speech from a supporting character that give the bullet point version of why the underdog deserves kellys support. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Welcomed by fishy local officials and a flinty embassy liaison wendy crewson, jake starts applying his two investigative techniques. Formosa betrayed opened in four cities the weekend of february 28, 2010.
Michaels university school at victoria, british columbia in 1982. Buy eight hundred heroes dvd taiwan version at with free international shipping. Formosa betrayed is a 1965 book written by george h. United states 2010 to present movies fiction by region.
Customs services and international tracking provided. Eventually, it was released in 2025 cities across north america. Mar 17, 2010 wendy crewson s role seems thankless at first. A history of presidential failure to protect black. Formosa betrayed is just the type of movie to silence the naysayers and those who cant separate the actor from the character dawson leery. Hope was married to writer and actor jamie angell from 1994 to 1996, with whom she has a son named mackenzie, and to cinematographer, producer, and director adam kane from 2005 to. His investigation takes him across the pacific to the island nation of. Formosa betrayed is a political thriller with an agenda.
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