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meet and fall in love. Both are in their 70s. Their friends and family do not approve of this relationship. Cloister (Drama, 8x52 min.) Late 1920s. Solovki. In the Solovetsky concentration camp, a passionate love story between a prisoner and a Cheka officer unfolds. The Lockdown (Detective drama, 8x52-53 min.) A series of unexplained deaths shakes a small resort. An epidemiologist from Moscow demands to shut it down in order to find the source of infection and stop the epidemic. The Emerald Curse (Drama, 16x52-53 min.) The father of young Alena finds rare Ural emeralds in the mine. The treasure is cursed and will destroy the fate of whomever wants to possess it. The Son (Detective drama, 8x52 min.) Alexandra loses interest in life when her 4-year-old son disappears without a trace. After many years of unsuccessful searching, a story on the news gives her new hope—she sees a boy who looks just like her son. The Optimists: Caribbean Season (Spy/detective drama, 8x52 min.) The Cuban Missile Crisis is in full swing. Spy star Dmitry Nesterov is urgently sent back to the Foreign Ministry in Moscow from his post in New York. Zuleikha Opens Her Eyes (Drama, 8x53-55 min.) Zuleikha, a quiet and obedient Muslim wife, is living in a remote Tatar village in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution. When her husband is murdered by communist soldiers for hiding grain, she is arrested and sent to Siberia. The Highest Point (Space doc., 1x44 min.) The first human space flight was a game changer, allowing people to see our beautiful planet from the highest point. Homo Sperans (Lifestyle/psychology, 1x73 min.) A portrait of a Russian person made up of many images. The heroes of the film are ordinary people who meet their requirements for eternal questions. The Wall (History, 2x45 min.) A film by Russian journalist Andrey Kondrashov about the destruction of the Berlin Wall and German reunification.
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Contact: Choco Media: Adrianne Chan; Each Other Films: Tiffany Yu-chia Chen; Greener Grass Production: Patricia Yen-huei Chen; Hakka TV: Wen-yuan Hsieh; Sanlih E-Television: Vivian Hsieh; Screenworks Asia: Derek Lui; Studio2 Animation Lab: Chelsea Lu; Studio76 Original Productions: Dennis Yang; Taiwan Public Television Service Foundation: Lynn Wu; Wildfire Entertainment: Josie Liu; Vision Creator: Ching-pai Lee. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS 2049 (Sci-fi/family drama, 18x25 min.) Comprises three stories that imagine life in the future and
reflect on the traditional values of Asian women. Distributor: Greener Grass Production You Have to Kill Me (Crime drama, 4x25 min.) On the eve of his marriage proposal, Detective Zhou Hsin discovers that his girlfriend has been murdered. The evidence suggests that she volunteered to be killed. Distributor: Studio76 Original Productions Gold Leaf (Period drama, 12x60 min.) A Hakka period drama that reproduces the glorious 1950s era of the tea trade in Taiwan. Distributor: Taiwan Public Television Service Foundation Heaven on the 4th Floor (Drama/fantasy, 10x60 min.) An anthology series centered around “tui na” (Chinese medical massage). Distributor: Taiwan Public Television Service Foundation Show On: An Influencer’s Rise to Her Hot Hot Fame (Comedy/romance, 13x24 min.) When Red’s boyfriend dumps her for her new boss, she begins ranting about him on Instagram. Her life takes a dramatic turn when her posts go viral. Distributor: Each Other Films Girls Win (Sports drama, 12x48 min.) A former Division II girls’ high school basketball team is tested to their physical and emotional limits after joining Division I for the very first time. Distributor: Hakka TV Piggy’s Counter-Attack (Drama/family/romance, 70x60 min.) When a wealthy father who built his fortune from nothing goes bankrupt overnight, his three children struggle to face the reality of the new life that awaits them. Distributor: Sanlih E-Television Friends by Food Truck (Cooking/reality, S1-2: 22x45 min.) Places two local Taiwanese celebrities and a foreign guest in a food truck to travel around Taiwan, sharing mouthwatering dishes and making friends along the way. Distributor: Choco Media
36 Questions (Talk show/ent., 119x60 min.) Three hosts will ask celebrities and public figures questions to test the hypothesis of whether intimacy between strangers can be accelerated through asking 36 personal questions. Distributor: Taiwan Public Television Service Foundation All Star Sports Day (Sports competition/ reality/ent., 34x120 min.) Idols and talented artists gather to tackle events such as sprinting, long jump, swimming and archery. Distributor: Sanlih E-Television Aqua Challenge (Reality/competition/ent., 13x90 min.) The first-ever reality show that combines freediving and photography, pitting competitors against one another for the final prize. Distributor: Vision Creator Dancing Diamond 52 (Talent show/ent., 13x96 min.) Fifty-two female trainees, divided into four groups according to their style, take on various challenges to compete for a spot in a new idol girl group. Distributor: Wildfire Entertainment
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