Taiwan-based Burmese director Midi Z (趙德胤) and the cast of "The Road to Mandalay (再見瓦城)” will walk the red carpet at Venice Days, an independent fringe event running alongside the Venice International Film Festival this September.
Featuring Taiwanese actor Kai Ko (柯震東) and actress Patty Wu (吳可熙), "The Road to Mandalay” tells the story of two illegal immigrants who fall in love in Thailand. It is among the 11 titles competing for the top award in the fringe festival's Official Selection segment.
This is Wu's third collaboration with Midi Z. She played a drug dealer and user in his award-winning drama film "Ice Poison (冰毒)” and a stranger in a foreign dreamland in the 2014 short film "The Palace on the Sea (海上皇宮).”
Midi Z's latest film is a joint production among China, Taiwan, Myanmar (where the former royal city of Mandalay is situated), France, and Germany. After its world premiere in Venice, "The Road to Mandalay” will hit global theaters before the end of the year.
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