Taiwan Stars Talk Cultural Differences, Challenges of International Productions
variety.comNaman Ramachandran At the Taiwan Creative Content Fest, leading Taiwanese actors Wu Ke-Xi, J.C. Lin, Kai Ko, and Esther Liu offered candid insights into their experiences working on international co-productions, discussing everything from language barriers to cultural differences in approaching intimate scenes.
Wu shared her experience working on Berlinale title “Black Tea” with director Abderrahmane Sissako, describing the unique challenges of a French-language production. “The director only had a rough script and wanted to incorporate the actors’ ideas,” Wu explained.
The production, shot in Taiwan and Africa, required constant translation between French and Chinese, sometimes leading to cultural disconnects.
Wu, who previously learned Burmese and Thai for Midi Z’s “Road to Mandalay,” also studied the local version of Portuguese for her role as a Chinese restaurant owner in Cape Verde, though those lines were ultimately cut.
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