REPUBLIC OF CASINO

A high-stakes gamble from the mountains to the stock market, unveiling Taiwan’s legendary “Republic of Casino.”

A boy raised in the mountains is sent down, trying to escape a fate that feels like a curse. Like a wild horse, he charges into the stock market casino of 1980s Taipei, believing that with enough speed and luck, he can trade it all for freedom. But in an era where everyone is desperate to rise, not losing becomes its own kind of race—and he runs faster, harder, until he’s no longer running for himself. In the end, he becomes a racehorse, tamed by capital, foolishly chasing a freedom that has no shape.