Abridged Taiwan epic to hit mainland cinemas

 　　BEIJING, April 12 (Xinhua) -- Taiwanese director Wei Te-sheng's wartime blockbuster "Warriors¹ of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale," originally a two-part series lasting² four-and-a-half hours, will begin screening in the mainland in May in a condensed, 150-minute version.

　　The much-anticipated film, produced by John Woo, tells the story of a battle waged by the island's aboriginal³ Seediq people against the Japanese forces that ruled Taiwan from 1895 to 1945.

　　Wei came to fame in 2008 when his low-budget film "Cape⁴ No. 7" became a sleeper⁵ hit.

　　"As for the deleted parts, some were cut out of concerns for differing historical knowledge between the Taiwan and mainland audiences. Other scenes were cut in order to hasten the pace as well as to make the film fit for all audiences as the mainland doesn't have a rating system," Wei said Wednesday at a media screening.

　　According to Wei, "Bale" means true in Seediq language, and the film title suggests the bravery and strength of true Seediq men during the war.

　　After 12 years of preparations and an investment of 700 million New Taiwan Dollars (23.64 million U.S. dollars), "Seediq Bale" is the first Taiwanese film to tell the story of how the island's ethnic⁶ minorities resisted the Japanese invasion.

　　While breaking the island's box office record for Chinese-language films with ticket sales of 800 million New Taiwan Dollars, the film was selected into the main competition at the 68th Venice International Film Festival and also made its way onto the nine-film semi-final list for the 84th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.

　　The film will be introduced into the mainland cinema under the mainland's import policy for Taiwanese films, a product of the Cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA), which was signed in June 2010 to promote economic cooperation between the two sides.

　　According to the ECFA, Taiwanese films that pass mainland authorities' censorship requirements can be released in the mainland without being counted under the mainland's film import quota⁷ for overseas films, essentially⁸ meaning that there is no limitation for the number of imported Taiwanese films.

　　"Both the mainland and Taiwan have a history of resisting Japanese invaders⁹. Although the film was based on the island's aboriginal culture, I believe its depiction¹⁰ of a war to survive will also overwhelm the mainland audience," Wei said.

1 warriors   

武士，勇士，战士( warrior的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I like reading the stories ofancient warriors. 我喜欢读有关古代武士的故事。
• The warriors speared the man to death. 武士们把那个男子戳死了。

2 lasting   

adj.永久的，永恒的；vbl.持续，维持

参考例句：

• The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
• We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。

3 aboriginal   

adj.（指动植物）土生的，原产地的，土著的

参考例句：

• They managed to wipe out the entire aboriginal population.他们终于把那些土著人全部消灭了。
• The lndians are the aboriginal Americans.印第安人是美国的土著人。

4 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

5 sleeper   

n.睡眠者，卧车，卧铺

参考例句：

• I usually go up to London on the sleeper. 我一般都乘卧车去伦敦。
• But first he explained that he was a very heavy sleeper. 但首先他解释说自己睡觉很沉。

6 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

7 quota   

n.（生产、进出口等的）配额，（移民的）限额

参考例句：

• A restricted import quota was set for meat products.肉类产品设定了进口配额。
• He overfulfilled his production quota for two months running.他一连两个月超额完成生产指标。

8 essentially   

adv.本质上，实质上，基本上

参考例句：

• Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
• She is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。

9 invaders   

入侵者，侵略者，侵入物( invader的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They prepared to repel the invaders. 他们准备赶走侵略军。
• The family has traced its ancestry to the Norman invaders. 这个家族将自己的世系追溯到诺曼征服者。

10 depiction   

n.描述

参考例句：

• Double rhythms, resounding through the lyric depiction and connecting with each other, indicate the thespian place of mankind and the cognition of the writer to this thespian place. 这双重旋律互为表里，表明了人类的某种悲剧性处境以及作家对这种悲剧性处境的感受和认识。
• A realistic depiction of scenes from everyday domestic life. 日常家居生活的写实画。