Turn Around (2017)
1h 48m
Running Time
September 29, 2017Release Date
Plot.
Turn Around is based on the story of Cheng-chung Wang, a passionate Taiwanese teacher who has won multiple educational awards. After graduating from the National Kaohsiung Normal University, he is assigned to teach at a school located at the rural Zhongliao in Nantou County, which is lacking in educational resources. As he is preparing to leave at the end of his assignment, the area is met with the deadly 921 earthquake. Seeing the students breaking down in tears and asking for his return, Wang decides to stay with the school to improve the education of the students.
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Cast & Crew.
Jay Shih
Wang Cheng-chung
Wei-min Ying
Mr. Chiu
Hsia Yu-chiao
Ms. Hsiao-lun
Chiung-Tzu Chang
Wang Cheng-chung's mother
Chang Chiung-tzu
Wang Cheng-chung's mother
Lu Yi-ching
Shu-fen
Allen Chao
Principal
Betty Chi
Wang Cheng-chung's sister
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Turn Around is a 2017 Taiwanese drama film directed by Chen Ta-pu. The plot is loosely based on the true story of Wang Cheng-chung, a passionate teacher who has won multiple educational awards in Taiwan. After the 921 earthquake in 1999, Wang makes the decision to teach at a countryside school which was hit by the earthquake. Employing a creative teaching method, he is determined to reverse the perception of rural education in Taiwan. The film stars Jay Shih and Kimi Hsia.