TOKYO FILMeX Competition films

Taiwan, Hong Kong/ 2018 / 107 min.
Director: YING Liang

The protagonist is Yang, a female film director. Due to trouble her film provoked with the authorities, she has left China and resides in Hong Kong with her husband and son whom she brings along to attend a film festival in Taiwan. But the trip serves an additional purpose for Yang. Her mother who lives in China has travelled to Taiwan as a member of a tour group. Yang soon reunites with her mother after many years.... The film is a projection of YING Liang's own circumstances. After filming his previous work "When Night Falls" (2012), he left China and immigrated to Hong Kong where he is currently active. The complications for a filmmaker who was forced into self-exile for the sake of creative freedom will penetrate the viewer's heart. Yang's husband is portrayed by Malaysian musician Pete TEO. Screened at the Locarno Festival.