Based on a true social event, the film depicts a series of bombing events in Taiwan a decade ago when the agriculture is struggling to survive. In... More

Based on a true social event, the film depicts a series of bombing events in Taiwan a decade ago when the agriculture is struggling to survive. In November 2003, Yang Rumen (Ru) placed the first rice bomb in a park in Taipei. On the bomb was attached a note, stating “Against rice importing,” “The government should look after its people.” Ru was born and raised in a family making a living from farming for three generations. In the late 1980s, the Taiwanese government set certain policies that were essentially hostile to local farmers and harmful to the farmlands. The situation deteriorated when government joined WTO in 2002. Dismayed by the circumstances, Ru decided to speak out for the farmers. With 17 selfmade rice bombs, Ru hoped he could remind the government and the society of the agricultural issues, which they should have taken seriously long ago. Close