Seediq Bale
| Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale | |
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| Directed by | Wei Te-Sheng |
| Produced by |
John Woo Jimmy Huang Terence Chang |
| Written by | Wei Te-Sheng |
| Starring |
Nolay Piho Yuki Daki Umin Boya Masanobu Ando Kawahara Sabu Yuichi Kimura Vivian Hsu Landy Wen Irene Luo Chie Tanaka |
| Music by | Ricky Ho |
| Cinematography | Chin Ting-Chang |
| Edited by | Chen Po-Wen and Milk Su |
| Distributed by | The ARS Film Production VIE VISION PICTURES Fortissimo Films Huaxia Film Distribution Company (China) |
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Running time
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Part 1: 144 minutes Part 2: 132 minutes Both: 276 minutes Single version: 150 minutes |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Language | Seediq, Japanese, Taiwanese |
| Budget | NT$ 700 - 750 million (US$ 23 - 25 million) |
| Box office | Taiwan: NT$ 880 million (US$29 million, both parts) |
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale (Chinese: 賽德克•巴萊; pinyin: Sàidékè Balái; Seediq: 
Seediq Bale ; literally Real Seediq or Real Men) is a 2011 Taiwanese historical drama epic film directed by Wei Te-Sheng and produced by John Woo, based on the 1930 Wushe Incident in central Taiwan.
The full version of the film shown in Taiwan is divided into two parts — Part 1 is called "太陽旗" (The Sun Flag), and Part 2 is called "彩虹橋" (The Rainbow Bridge), running a total of four and half hours.
The film was shown in competition at the 68th Venice International Film Festival and was selected as a contender for nomination for the 84th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film in 2011. It was one of nine films shortlisted to advance to the next round of voting for nomination. However, the original two parts of the film was combined into the single international cut version; its run time was two-and-half hours.
The film is the most expensive production in Taiwanese cinema history. The film has also been compared to the 1995 film Braveheart by Mel Gibson and The Last of the Mohicans by the media in Taiwan.
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