Our Time, Our Story (2002): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2002, Our Time, Our Story is a documentary film directed by Hsiao Chu-chen, running about 113 minutes.

What it’s about. Richly illustrated with film clips and interviews, OUR TIME, OUR STORY tells the still-evolving story of the Taiwanese "new wave," from its rise in the early 1980s, as the island was democratizing after decades under martial law, through growing international recognition and domestic debate in the 1990s. Spearheaded in its early years by such filmmakers as Edward Yang, Ko I-cheng, Hou Hsiao-hsien and Wan Jen, the movement revitalized Taiwan cinema through low-budget experiments that emphasized personal stories, political reflection and stylistic invention. Said filmmakers, writers and actors like Wu Nien-jen and Sylvia Chang, even "second wave" directors Tsai Ming-liang and Lin Cheng-sheng provide fond reminiscences and retrospective insights in this compelling account of one of the most distinctive national cinemas of the last quarter-century.

Who’s in it. Our Time, Our Story stars Sylvia Chang as Self, Hou Hsiao-hsien as Self, Tsai Ming-liang as Self and Ko I-chen as Self, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.3/10, Our Time, Our Story has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Our Time, Our Story page.

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