Go grandriders /
We follow 17 octogenarians on a scooter journey across Taiwan. The riders' families and medical advisors express a cautious optimism regarding the dangerous-but-rewarding endeavor. Grandriders is a frank account of the implications of aging in Taiwan--not just the obvious fact of mortality but...
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| Language: | Chinese English |
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Taiwan :
Merry Go Round Media Inc.,
[2013]
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| Summary: | We follow 17 octogenarians on a scooter journey across Taiwan. The riders' families and medical advisors express a cautious optimism regarding the dangerous-but-rewarding endeavor. Grandriders is a frank account of the implications of aging in Taiwan--not just the obvious fact of mortality but also society's changing conception of how the elderly are meant to carry on. The captain who gets hospitalized early on and is more upset about not fulfilling his responsibilities to his team than he is about his health. The human spirit is often more resilient than the body it resides within |
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| Physical Description: | 1 streaming video file (75 min.) : digital, sound, color |