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  • The Rootless (2020–2020)
  • TV Mini-series | 55 min | Drama
The Rootless (2020–2020)
TV Mini-series | 55 min | Drama
"The Rootless," follows the life of 25-year-old Lê Van Thành who leaves his wife and children behind in Vietnam and arrives in Taiwan to work as a migrant fisher on March 10, 2001. While working onboard a Taiwanese coastal fishing boat, he...See more"The Rootless," follows the life of 25-year-old Lê Van Thành who leaves his wife and children behind in Vietnam and arrives in Taiwan to work as a migrant fisher on March 10, 2001. While working onboard a Taiwanese coastal fishing boat, he faced constant discrimination and abuse from the boat's Taiwanese captain and engineer. One day while being physically attacked by his captain, Lê retaliates and escapes to start a new life as an undocumented migrant worker. He also started a second family with his Taiwanese partner. The drama unfolds as his son with his Taiwanese partner is born without official paperwork and struggles to find a rightful place in society when he reaches 18 years old. According to the Ministry of the Interior's statistics, there are over 7,000 children born in Taiwan without proper paperwork or identification. See less
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Directors
Chih Sheng Chang (2020) | Shiue Bin Jian (2020)
Writers
Shin Gau Huang (screenplay) (2020) | Chih Sheng Chang (screenplay) (2020) (story) (2020) | Shiue Bin Jian (screenplay) (2020) | Ji-Fan Huang (screenplay) (2020) & 3 more
Producers
Cheng-Hsiu Chen (2020) | Sheng Ching Peng (2020)
Composers
Kuo-Kai Lin (2020) | Jia-Shiang Wu (2020)
Editor
Tzu-Ying Wu (2020)
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Apr 25, 2020
Release date (First episode)
Jun 28, 2020 (Taiwan)
Awards
1 win & 4 nominations

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17 cast members
Name Episodes Known for
Teng-Hui Huang
Lê Van Thành Lê Van Thành   See fewer
The Coming Through (2018)
Yogurt Lee
Wang Xiao-Lan Wang Xiao-Lan   See fewer
She's Family (2017)
Sean Sun
Nguyen Tan Hai Nguyen Tan Hai   See fewer
You Are the Apple of My Eye (2011)
Hsieh Chiung-Hsuan
Lee Wang (as Chiung-Hsuan Hsieh) Lee Wang (as Chiung-Hsuan Hsieh)   See fewer
Long Day's Journey Into Light (2015)
Suun Lin
Lê Zi-Han Lê Zi-Han   See fewer
Pakeriran (2017)
Dora Chou
Lin Pei-Yu Lin Pei-Yu   See fewer
The M Riders: Finding Pangu (2016)
Ah-Pao
Nan Nan   See fewer
Coolie (2019)
Ming-Chieh Chang
Lin's father Lin's father   See fewer
Hoping (2023)
Ming-Chuan Chen
Fang Jun-Xiong Fang Jun-Xiong   See fewer
Back to the Good Times (2018)
Da-Wei Fang
Chiang Qian-Kun Chiang Qian-Kun   See fewer
Hoping (2023)
Yi-Pei Ho
Lin's mother Lin's mother   See fewer
The Bliss (2025)
Hung Ta Hu
Wang Li-Guo Wang Li-Guo   See fewer
A Sun (2019)
Jie-Fei Huang
Nan's wife Nan's wife   See fewer
Désincarnation (2006)
Lia Hsiang-Lin Lee
Liang Yu-Hao Liang Yu-Hao   See fewer
Fondant Garden (2012)
Ying-Hung Lee
Wu Guan-De Wu Guan-De   See fewer
Dear Ex (2018)
Cheng-Han Tsai
Li Jian-Xiu Li Jian-Xiu   See fewer
My Teacher Is Xiao-he (2016)
Yi-Chun Tung
Wang Lai-De Wang Lai-De   See fewer
M Mission (2024)
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