Daughter of Nectar (Spotlight Taiwan)

Name: Daughter of Nectar (Spotlight Taiwan)
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-07-12
Duration: 2 h 22 min

<div><div><b>Screening as part of <a href="https://www.filmhouse.org.uk/spotlight-taiwan-film-festival">Spotlight Taiwan 2026</a>.</b></div></div><div><br></div><div>Huang Tu-shui, the first Taiwanese artist devoted to fine art, created <i>Daughter of Nectar</i>, a life-sized marble nude, during the Japanese colonial era while studying in Tokyo in 1921. After World War II, under the Nationalist government, the sculpture fell victim to rising hostility toward Japanese culture. Abandoned at a train station, it was defaced when vandals splashed ink across the nude figure’s groin. A local surgeon, recognizing its cultural significance, rescued and sheltered it throughout decades of martial law. Its eventual return to public view reflects Taiwan’s renewed recognition of its artistic heritage after 38 years of dictatorship.</div>DocumentaryPT2H22MN/C 182026-07-12

Lin Chun-ni

Huang Pang-chuan

Daughter of Nectar (Spotlight Taiwan)"Daughter of Nectar (Spotlight Taiwan)"

Showtimes

July 12, 5:00 pm