This begins as a documentary about a Taiwanese man who entered the military for the required two years, and for the extra money, he signed on for three and a half years. He needed the extra money to pay for art school as he was accepted in Perth Australia. He began as an amicable guy with plans shown trying to save money and still socialize while his contempt for the functionality of the army increased. Good choices were made in editing this story so he is seen as a person before things go awry. His grounding through out was not his family, but a woman he knew only from the telephone. The Taiwanese military has a toll free phone number that the soldiers may call, 080, when they feel the need to talk, especially to a woman. His continued disrespect for the military leads him to go AWOL. During this time we see his art, and wonder how he got into an art school. His prose became less connected to the world. He returned for trial, but first had to go under a psychological evaluation. The clues presented earlier fall into place as he becomes more despondent. The resolution of his story is the end of the documentary.
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