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  • The Rootless (2020–2020)
  • TV Mini-series | 55 min | Drama
The Rootless (2020–2020)
TV Mini-series | 55 min | Drama
"The Rootless," follows the life of 25-year-old Lê Van Thành who leaves his wife and children behind in Vietnam and arrives in Taiwan to work as a migrant fisher on March 10, 2001. While working onboard a Taiwanese coastal fishing boat, he...See more"The Rootless," follows the life of 25-year-old Lê Van Thành who leaves his wife and children behind in Vietnam and arrives in Taiwan to work as a migrant fisher on March 10, 2001. While working onboard a Taiwanese coastal fishing boat, he faced constant discrimination and abuse from the boat's Taiwanese captain and engineer. One day while being physically attacked by his captain, Lê retaliates and escapes to start a new life as an undocumented migrant worker. He also started a second family with his Taiwanese partner. The drama unfolds as his son with his Taiwanese partner is born without official paperwork and struggles to find a rightful place in society when he reaches 18 years old. According to the Ministry of the Interior's statistics, there are over 7,000 children born in Taiwan without proper paperwork or identification. See less
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Directors
Chih Sheng Chang (2020) | Shiue Bin Jian (2020)
Writers
Shin Gau Huang (screenplay) (2020) | Chih Sheng Chang (screenplay) (2020) (story) (2020) | Shiue Bin Jian (screenplay) (2020) | Ji-Fan Huang (screenplay) (2020) & 3 more
Producers
Cheng-Hsiu Chen (2020) | Sheng Ching Peng (2020)
Composers
Kuo-Kai Lin (2020) | Jia-Shiang Wu (2020)
Editor
Tzu-Ying Wu (2020)
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Updated Apr 25, 2020
Release date (First episode)
Jun 28, 2020 (Taiwan)
Awards
1 win & 4 nominations

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