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‘Invisible Nation’ Review: Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen Fights For Her Country’s Survival in Vanessa Hope’s Compelling Documentary
Taiwan’s troubled past and uncertain future come sharply into focus in Vanessa Hope's timely and valuable documentary 'Invisible Nation.'
With a large and impressive roster of Taiwanese and international interviewees surrounding the central footage of Tsai at home and rallying support abroad, Hope and her editors guide viewers clearly through major historical and contemporary events that have made Taiwan such a political hotspot. Smartly cutting between archive and contemporary footage, Hope shows how a tension simmering since 1949 has heated up dramatically since Tsai’s DPP and its pro-sovereignty policy was decisively supported by voters in its victory over the KMT government led by Ma Ying-jeou. Since the dark days of the KMT’s “White Terror” suppression of anti-government voices, Taiwan has made huge strides in areas such as gender equality, personal freedom and recognition of indigenous culture.
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