In 1949, the Communists take over mainland. The refugees and the military arrive in the Keelung Harbor in Taiwan. While the father holds secret meetings with other generals in attempt to recover the lost land, the kids still play games with their grandma who still enjoys the harmony and peace in hardship. Gradually, it seems that there was no hope to fight back the fatherland. The general turned father has to run a small business to support the family. He encounters a series of struggles. And finally his kids grow up.
Triumph
An evil wizard finds King Solomon's magic lantern, but Solomon's curse prevents him from taking it - only someone born the same month, same day and same hour as Solomon can take it. That someone is Ali Baba, a poor, kind-hearted lad who lives with his brother, Ali Mama (Eric Tsang). When Ali Baba sees the 40 thieves enter their hideout and learns the ritual needed for entrance, he steals some gold and jewels. The 40 find out and capture Ali Baba, but he is saved by the evil wizard and taken to retrieve the magic lantern. Ali Baba releases the genie...and you know the story. It all culminates in a chase, the wizard on a flying horse and Ali Baba on his flying carpet.
Lin Hsiao-Yang
낮에는 일하고 밤에는 야간학교를 다니는 샤오양은 부재중인 아버지와 경찰이지만 돈을 벌기 위해선 부정한 수단도 서슴지 않는 오빠 등 버겁기만 한 가족으로부터 벗어나기 위해 만화책 『나일의 딸』의 판타지에 빠져든다. 허우 샤오시엔은 급격하게 변화하는 대만 사회를 보여주는 동시에, 유려한 촬영, 숙련된 편집, 음악 등 자신만의 확고한 스타일을 선보였다. (2015 영화의 전당 - 허우 샤오시엔 전작전)
