Guardian of Liberty

This film (drama)Also known as自由门神，is aTaiwan, ChinaProducerwomen sex，At2002Released in year 。The dialogue language isTaiwanese Hokkien，Current Douban rating7.1(For reference only)。

The latest work by veteran Taiwanese director Wang Tong still showcases his skill in portraying characters from the lower strata of society. Through an incident involving the theft of guardian deities, it reveals different aspects of Taiwanese society. A-Long (Shi Ying) has managed the "Western Music Band" for forty years, but due to changes in the times, the band members have gradually left, and the band is in a major crisis, leaving him uncertain about how to improve. His eldest son, A-Hui (Xiao Kang), is aimlessly passing his days without any plans for the future, while his younger son, A-Ming, suffers from polio, making his legs ineffective and resulting in a peculiar and reclusive personality; he raises a flock of pigeons to escape difficulties in interpersonal relationships. A-Hui has a good friend, A-Gou (Zhang Ruizhe), who is a metal door welder. His father is bedridden due to a stroke, and he rides a flashy motorcycle with the latest phone, often taking A-Hui to PUBs to experience the vibrant nightlife. One day, A-Gou inadvertently learns that the two guardian deities at a small temple in the village are valuable antiques. In need of money, he and A-Hui steal the guardian deities and sell them to a fence, planning to search for more theft opportunities after getting the cash. After A-Gou installs a metal door for a wealthy family, he sneaks back in to steal a valuable Buddha statue. When he goes to the fence’s place to sell the statue, he discovers that the fence has already been shot dead. Just as A-Gou picks up the gun next to the fence’s body, the police arrive, and in a panic, A-Gou escapes the scene with the gun. A-Long wins a lottery but cannot pay the cash and settles with a plane ticket. His group travels to New York, and while dining at a Chinese restaurant, they find the stolen guardian deities have become decorations in the restaurant. The group pools their money to buy the guardian deities back and return them to Taiwan. A-Gou, unable to resist the seduction of the boss’s wife, ends up in a relationship with her. When the boss returns and confronts him, a struggle occurs, and in a moment of desperation, A-Gou pulls out the gun to threaten the boss and escapes the factory. After the boss calls the police, they determine A-Gou to be a dangerous criminal and issue a wanted notice. A-Gou hides in A-Hui’s rooftop pigeon coop when the police arrive in full force to surround him. Under pressure from heavy fire, the fragile A-Hui crazily opens fire on the police with the gun, resulting in a chaotic gunfight, with A-Hui and A-Ming getting injured, and A-Gou being shot dead.