This is a story of reminiscence, remembering my long-deceased Grandpa. To remember is to transcend, therefore it’s a story of time and space, overlapped and intertwined. It’s also a quest of love and work, a spiritual and emotional journey; and through which values are re-examined and life reaffirmed.
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.
Chou is a bit of an asshole. His habits include squatting, hanging out on the street, and teasing his old pal Deng. In his eyes, this is his world. One day, he finds out there are still some tragedies that he cannot handle.
A-Guo and A-Dou are two teenagers living in an industrial town in Taiwan, who fight, loaf, and cause trouble all day and hang out with Jie, a young gangster. When Jie's gangland patron is gunned down, the trio set out to revenge the killing. As a result, the two teens are forced into hiding.
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)
