Island in Between
Sep 29, 2023 | IMDB 6.3
20 min Watch NowDocumentary
The rural Taiwanese outer islands of Kinmen sit merely 2 miles off the coast of China. Kinmen attracts tourists for its remains from the 1949 Chinese Civil War. It also marks the frontline for Taiwan in its escalating tension with China.
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