Taiwan Synopsis
賽德克‧巴萊：太陽旗
“A man rises up to lead his people in a brave and risky struggle for freedom in this epic-scale historical drama.”
An indigenous clan-based people living in harmony with nature find their way of life threatened when violent interlopers from another culture arrive, intent on seizing their natural resources and enslaving them. Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale – Part 1: The Sun Flag is Part one of the two-part, four-hour Taiwanese edition of the film Warriors of the Rainbow.
Audience Engagement
88 audience reviews — more than 90% of Taiwan films in our index.
Review volume (90th percentile) outruns trending popularity (74th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Other Titles From Central Motion Picture Corporation
The 2010–2012 Taiwan Window
Among 26 Taiwan films we catalog from this window, Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale – Part 1: The Sun Flag places #4 — near the top of its class.
#1Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale – Part 2: The Rainbow Bridge
★ 8.1 · 2011
#2Out of Sight
★ 7.7 · 2010
#3You Are the Apple of My Eye
★ 7.4 · 2011
#4Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale – Part 1: The Sun Flag
★ 7.3 · 2011
#5Touch of the Light
★ 7.2 · 2012
#6In Time with You
★ 7.2 · 2011
#7One Day
★ 7.2 · 2010
#8Black & White: The Dawn of Assault
★ 6.9 · 2012
The 2010s Taiwan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Taiwan, 70 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale – Part 1: The Sun Flag premiered alongside 8 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 24m runtime, production spent $174K per minute on screen and earned $201K per minute back.
Drama + Action in Taiwan
8 Taiwan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale – Part 1: The Sun Flag itself).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 8 other Taiwan films in 2011.
The 87th Taiwan title from Taiwan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1972).
Our Taiwan catalog contains 174 titles in total (149 films).
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #34 of 174 Taiwan films indexed here (80th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.7 points above the Taiwan average of 6.6/10.
Among Taiwan Drama productions specifically: #29 of 118 (top 25%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Taiwan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Spoken Languages | Japanese, Mandarin |
| Production Companies | Central Motion Picture Corporation, ARS Film Production |
| Runtime | 2h 24m |
| Release Date | September 9, 2011 |
| IMDb | tt2007993 |