Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale
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| Directed by | Wei Te-sheng |
| Written by | Wei Te-sheng |
| Produced by | John Woo Jimmy Huang Terence Chang |
| Starring | Nolay Piho Yuki Daki Umin Boya Masanobu Andō Kawahara Sabu Yuichi Kimura Vivian Hsu Landy Wen Irene Luo Chie Tanaka |
| Cinematography | Chin Ting-chang |
| Edited by | Chen Po-Wen Milk Su |
| Music by | Ricky Ho |
| Distributed by | Vie Vision Pictures |
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Running time | Part 1: 144 minutes Part 2: 132 minutes Both: 276 minutes Single version: 150 minutes |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Languages | Seediq Japanese Taiwanese |
| Budget | NT$ 700 - 750 million (US$ 23 - 25 million) |
| Box office | Taiwan: NT$ 880 million (US$29 million, both parts) |
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale (Seediq: ⓘ; literally Real Seediq or Real Men; Chinese: 賽德克·巴萊; pinyin: Sàidékè Bālái) is a 2011 Taiwanese historical drama film written and directed by Wei Te-sheng and produced by John Woo, based on the 1930 Musha Incident in central Taiwan.
The full version of the film shown in Taiwan is divided into two parts—Part 1 is called "太陽旗" (The Sun Flag), and Part 2 is called "彩虹橋" (The Rainbow Bridge), running a total of 4 hours and 36 minutes. However, the original two parts of the film were combined into the single international cut; its run time was 2 hours and 30 minutes. The film is the most expensive production in Taiwanese cinema history. The film has also been compared to the 1995 film Braveheart by Mel Gibson and The Last of the Mohicans by the media in Taiwan.
The film was shown in competition at the 68th Venice International Film Festival and was selected as a contender for nomination for the 84th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film in 2011. It was one of nine films shortlisted to advance to the next round of voting for nomination.