The Rice Bomber 白米炸彈客
Chinese title (trad.):
白米炸彈客
Chinese title (simpl.):
白米炸彈客
Russian title:
Рисовый бомбардировщик
Release year:
2014
Country:
Taiwan
Genre:
drama
Language:
mandarin
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Description:
In an era when agriculture was on the brink of extinction, he used 17 homemade rice bombs in an attempt to awaken the government's conscience.
"No one is born to be bullied!"
The film is based on true events. Taiwan was founded on agriculture, yet the short-sighted and apathetic government had long sacrificed farming, colluding with conglomerates and local factions in pursuit of short-term economic gain. To awaken the indifference of officials and the people, a taciturn farmer's son from Erlin in Changhua secretly made and planted 17 "bombs" across the island, shocking the nation. Show more The media called him the "Rice Bomber." His name was Yang Ju-Men.
"Do not press the bomb. One: do not import rice. Two: the government must take care of the people" — the bold characters were pasted on a drink carton.
Yang Ju-Men had farmed in Changhua with his grandparents since childhood. To them, the farmland was the only asset they had in this life and a faith unchanged for generations. Yet in order to join the World Trade Organization, the government tricked farmers into leaving their fields fallow. The land they had relied on for survival became a bargaining chip in deals between politicians and conglomerates, and lush green fields turned into industrial zones. Yang Ju-Men watched his grandparents, who had toiled their whole lives, end up with nothing.
He wrote to major media outlets, hoping to use their power to report on the plight of Taiwan's farmers, but his letters were destined to sink without a trace.
He rushed from one level of government to another, only to hit walls everywhere, kicked back and forth by a bureaucracy that shirked responsibility.
Change from within the system was now hopeless, and Yang Ju-Men knew that only revolution could find a future for Taiwan's agriculture.
"No one is born to be bullied!"
The film is based on true events. Taiwan was founded on agriculture, yet the short-sighted and apathetic government had long sacrificed farming, colluding with conglomerates and local factions in pursuit of short-term economic gain. To awaken the indifference of officials and the people, a taciturn farmer's son from Erlin in Changhua secretly made and planted 17 "bombs" across the island, shocking the nation. Show more The media called him the "Rice Bomber." His name was Yang Ju-Men.
"Do not press the bomb. One: do not import rice. Two: the government must take care of the people" — the bold characters were pasted on a drink carton.
Yang Ju-Men had farmed in Changhua with his grandparents since childhood. To them, the farmland was the only asset they had in this life and a faith unchanged for generations. Yet in order to join the World Trade Organization, the government tricked farmers into leaving their fields fallow. The land they had relied on for survival became a bargaining chip in deals between politicians and conglomerates, and lush green fields turned into industrial zones. Yang Ju-Men watched his grandparents, who had toiled their whole lives, end up with nothing.
He wrote to major media outlets, hoping to use their power to report on the plight of Taiwan's farmers, but his letters were destined to sink without a trace.
He rushed from one level of government to another, only to hit walls everywhere, kicked back and forth by a bureaucracy that shirked responsibility.
Change from within the system was now hopeless, and Yang Ju-Men knew that only revolution could find a future for Taiwan's agriculture.
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