Heroic Pioneers

(1986)

★ 5 IMDb · 4 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1986

Runtime: 110 мин

Country: Taiwan

Director: Lee Hsing

Cast: 柯俊雄, Chiu Su-yi, Ma Yu-Feng, 張冰玉, 曹健, Chen Lili, 王孫, 崔福生, 葛香亭, Chen Kuo-Chun

Plot

Taiwan's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1986. In the story, the kindly and very efficient Chinese settlers are distrusted by the natives until they show that they are able and willing to cure an outbreak of plague. The daughter of the native Taiwanese chief has her own peace plan for the region, which involves finding the most eligible Chinese bachelor and marrying him.