Taiwan / 2002 / DVD / Colour / 56min
CHEN Rong-Xian／REVISION COMPANYProgramme & Production Consultant CHANG Chao-Tang
CHEN Rong-Xians is previously the member of
REVISION COMPANY. He was the director of numerous stage plays and TV drama. The
works he directs or produces including Fight for Living（對抗生命）, The Confession of Live（生命．告白）, Scanning Taiwan , and Face of The Century.
The Workers of Taiwan: The Sweating Image
is one of the series of Scanning Taiwan. It is a programme establish by 遠流出版社 and PTS and produce by
REVISION COMPANY. The programme includes 8 series: female, farmers, medical
treatments, transportations, children, soldiers, workers, culture. CHANG
Chao-Tang is the Programme & Production Consultant and the film is direct
by CHEN Rong-Xian.
REVISION was established in 1999. The
previous works (2007-2011) including Face of The Century, The Cultural Face Of
Taiwan, Scanning Taiwan, Cloud Gate：Three Decades of Dance, and The Chronicle of National Theater and
Concert Hall.
Synopsis
There is a group of mining workers work
hard in the mountain area in Hualien since 1964. At Sanxia, New Taipei City,
there is also a group of mining workers digging coals since 1951.The risks,
sweat and efforts of these workers are unseen by the people in the city. The
voice of workers are unheard. This film documentaries the voice of these unseen
workers in Taiwan so that the audience can reflect on the history , the story
of the workers, and the change of our society.
