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HBO's First Chinese-Language Original Series Takes Taiwan to the World
◎ "The Teenage Psychic" is a story about a 16-year-old girl who can communicate with gods, ghosts, and other spirits, people can ask the psychic to change their luck or do "Siu-Kiann" to bless them.◎ There is no rule of monotheistic faiths in Taiwan. This story also narrate the utilitarianism in the temple via an adolescent's eyes. "Temple culture has its bright and dark sides,”the 29-year-old Taiwanese writer-director, Chen Ho-Yu (陳和榆) said.
◎ People in Taiwan speak Madarin Chinese and local dialects. In temples, dialects are spoken a lot, especially executing ceremonies. Audience can enjoy several languages acted by native speakers without famous international foreign actors. The TV series premiered in April 2, 2017 on HBO in 23 Asia countries and territories.
HBO首部中文原創影集將台灣推向世界 摘要
◎「通靈少女」是能夠與神鬼溝通的16歲女孩故事,人們會央求她協助改運或收驚保佑。◎在台灣沒有一神論的規定,這個故事也透過青少年的視角描繪了宮廟裡的功利主義。兼任編劇的29歲導演陳和榆說:「廟宇文化有其光明面與黑暗面。」
◎台灣人生活中不僅講國語,也說一些地方方言,方言在廟裡講的多,尤其用於進行各種儀式。本劇未邀請享譽國際的外籍演員,觀眾得以欣賞由正港台灣人詮釋的地方方言。本劇於2017年4月2日起在全亞洲共計23個國家/地區的HBO頻道上映。
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