Warriors of the Rainbow

In the mountains of Taiwan, two races
clashed in defense of their faiths.
One believed in rainbows, the other
believed in the sun. Neither side
realized they both believed in the
same sky. Wei Te-Sheng’s epic film
WARRIORS OF THE RAINBOW: SEEDIQ BALE
retells an extraordinary episode from
20th-century history which is little-
known, even in Taiwan. Between 1895
and 1945, a Japanese colony inhabited
the island and subdued the aboriginal
tribes who first settled the land.
Seediq leader Mouna Rudo (Lin Ching-
Tai) forged a coalition with other
tribal leaders and plotted a rebellion
against their Japanese colonial
masters. The initial uprising took the
Japanese by surprise, but they soon
sent in their army to crush the
rebellion, using aircraft and poison
gas. The most expensive Taiwanese film
ever made, WARRIORS OF THE RAINBOW:
SEEDIQ BALE is written and directed by
Wei Te-Sheng, whose romantic comedy
CAPE NO. 7 received numerous awards
and accolades. The film is produced by
John Woo.