Action,Adventure,Drama,Thriller,Mystery
United States of America
The movie Formosa Betrayed is a political thriller that was directed by Adam Kane and released in 2009. It stars James Van Der Beek as FBI Agent Jake Kelly, who is sent to investigate the murder of a Taiwanese-American professor named Wen Tsing Yen (played by Tzi Ma).
As Kelly delves deeper into the case, he discovers that Yen had been investigating the involvement of the Nationalist Chinese Government (also known as the Kuomintang) in the suppression of pro-democracy movements in Taiwan. Yen's murder appears to have been a warning to other activists that they too could be silenced if they crossed certain lines.
Kelly's investigation takes him to Taiwan, and he is assisted by Yen's widow, Ming (played by Will Tiao), and a young Taiwanese woman named Lan (played by Wendy Kuo). Together, they uncover a web of corruption that involves the Kuomintang, the Chinese Mafia, and even the U.S. State Department.
As Kelly and his allies get closer to the truth, they find themselves in grave danger. They are followed, threatened, and even attacked by those who do not want the truth to come out. In the end, Kelly realizes that he may have to choose between his duty to the FBI and his conscience.
Formosa Betrayed is based on actual events that took place in Taiwan in the 1980s, when the island was still under martial law. The movie sheds light on Taiwan's struggle for democracy and independence, and the price that many people paid for their beliefs.
