Hsu Chao-jen’s ‘Mr Tiger’ Set to Roar at TCCF Project Market
variety.comSophia Sun Intern Taiwan director and screenwriter Hsu Chao-jen is pitching “Mr. Tiger” at the 2023 Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF), which launches in Taipei on Tuesday.
The film “Mr. Tiger” will be an adaptation from one of the United Daily News Prize winning story “Grandfather Tiger,” originally penned by Taiwan novelist Wu Ming-yi.
The story will be filmed in Taiwan. It revolves around A-Niu, a young man from Southeast Asia who is the son of a circus owner.
He strives to find a home for an escaped tiger in the city. As Taiwan is lifting martial law, A-Niu realizes he and the tiger share a common destiny shaped by their social circumstances, ultimately leading to his transformation of a “tiger” himself. “Through black humor and flashbacks, I want to take the audience through a trip into Taiwan’s past,” says Hsu. “In the story, A-Niu finds his identity in street protests as Taiwan opens up to democracy.
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