

The Man Who Couldn't Leave
2022, Chinese. Directed by Singing Chen.
Within the walls of the former Green Island prison, political detainee A-Kuen, tells the stories of imprisonment and persecution happened in the 1950s in Taiwan. Among fellow inmates, frozen in time, he recounts his own experiences and those of his friend, A-Ching, who never made it out. Experience the time and place, and the waiting, in hope, for a chance to keep the stories alive.
- Runtime
- 0h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 31 August 2022
- Original title
- 無法離開的人
- Country
- Taiwan
- Written by
- Lou Yi-an, Singing Chen, Lin Hsin-I
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The Man Who Couldn't Leave runs 35 minutes (0h 35m).
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The Man Who Couldn't Leave isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 31 August 2022. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Man Who Couldn't Leave?
If you liked The Man Who Couldn't Leave, try All Day and a Night, Papillon, Home.
Who directed The Man Who Couldn't Leave?
The Man Who Couldn't Leave (2022) was directed by Singing Chen and stars Lin Ju, Kerr Hsu, Gaku Sou.