On 2 September 2011 , '' Warriors of the Rainbow '' had its world premiere at the 68th Venice International Film Festival , but the original two parts are combined into the one cut version and its running time is two and half hours . It also was shown at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival in September . A controversy began when the film was listed as " China , Taiwan " , and widened into political arguments when Chinese reporters criticized the film and Taiwanese defended it
68th Venice International Film Festival
68th Venice International Film Festival
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale