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LA PALOMA
TAIWAN · 2026

LA PALOMA

Lu Yuan-chi
political repression and authoritarianism survival under state surveillance family trauma and resilience enforced silence and suppressed history White Terror and political persecution
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Synopsis

Known as ‘Pa Nana’, a celebrated Latin singer in 1950s–60s Taiwan, Kao Chu-hua supported her family through nightclub performances after her father’s execution during the White Terror. Drawing on family testimonies and newly declassified archives, the film reconstructs her life under state surveillance, revealing survival beneath authoritarian rule and enforced silence.