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- DirectorYu Shan ChenStarsVivian SungTalu WangDino LeeLove grows where it isn't expected in this endearing romantic comedy coming of age movie.
- DirectorAng LeeStarsSihung LungKuei-Mei YangWang Yu-wenA senior chef lives with his three grown daughters; the middle one finds her future plans affected by unexpected events and the life changes of the other household members.
- DirectorAng LeeStarsWinston ChaoMay ChinAh-Lei GuaTo satisfy his nagging parents, a gay landlord and a female tenant agree to a marriage of convenience, but his parents arrive to visit and things get out of hand.
- DirectorHsiao-Hsien HouStarsShu QiChang ChenYun ZhouA female assassin receives a dangerous mission to kill a political leader in eighth-century China.
- DirectorHsiao-Hsien HouStarsShu QiChang ChenFang MeiThree stories set in three times, 1911, 1966 and 2005. Two actors play the two main characters in each story.
- DirectorHsiao-Hsien HouStarsYo HitotoTadanobu AsanoMasato HagiwaraThe story revolves around Yoko Inoue, a pregnant woman in search of a cafe that was frequented by a Taiwanese composer whose life she is researching.
- DirectorYa-chuan HsiaoStarsGwei Lun-MeiHan ChangZaizai LinWhat are you willing to give up in exchange for fulfilling your dreams?
- DirectorHsiao-Hsien HouStarsShu QiJack KaoChun-hao TuanThe ethereally beautiful Vicky recalls her romances with Hao Hao and Jack in the neon-lit clubs of Taipei.
- DirectorYimou ZhangStarsGong LiJingwu MaSaifei HeChina in the 1920s. After her father's death, Songlian is forced to marry the wealthy Master Chen. With three wives already, each living in a separate house, there is fierce competition for his attention and the privileges that are gained.
- DirectorSylvia ChangTso-chi ChangArvin ChenStarsChia-Jui KouMing-shiou TsaiChi-Wen HsiehA collection of twenty short films by twenty different directors, all about Taiwan.
- DirectorEdward YangStarsNien-Jen WuElaine JinIssei OgataEach member of a middle-class Taipei family seeks to reconcile past and present relationships within their daily lives.
- DirectorEdward YangStarsChang ChenLisa YangKuo-Chu ChangBased on a true story, primarily on a conflict between two youth gangs, a 14-year-old boy's girlfriend conflicts with the head of one gang for an unclear reason, until finally the conflict comes to a violent climax.
- DirectorPo-lin ChiStarsXiang HongCing-Soong LaiNolay PihoDocumenting Taiwan from an aerial perspective offering a glimpse of Taiwan's natural beauty as well as the effect of human activities and urbanization on our environment.
- DirectorLi FuStarsFranco ChiangVivian HsuCheng KuSiu Suen and Chi Kit, a young couple who fall deeply in love and swear to be together forever. However, in the need for money to survive, Chi Kit decides to become a rich woman's gigolo.
- DirectorChih-yen YeeStarsGwei Lun-MeiChen Bo-linYolin LiangAn is-she-or-isn't-she gay comedy focused on a Taiwanese teen, the boy she might like, and the girl she may love.
- DirectorTe-Sheng WeiStarsVan FanChie TanakaMin-HsiungA unusual group of people in a village on the coast of Taiwan form a band to perform at a beach concert, while the lead singer searches for the intended recipient of 7 lost love letters.
- DirectorYin-jung ChenStarsYo YangDuncan LaiKing ChinA gay teenager falls for an architect after moving to the city to find a summer job.
- DirectorYu-Chieh ChengStarsSandrine PinnaRay ChangBing-Chen ChenYang-yang is a French-Taiwanese mix. She has never seen her French father. She does not speak a single French word. Her mum has re-married but she has been very lonely. She started working at the entertainment industry. The fact that she is a mix is a good selling point. The film depicts how Yang-yang dealt with her life, her relationships with men, with her mother and friends.
- DirectorHuai-En ChenStarsMing-hsiang TungDanny DengSaya ChangA deaf man decided to cycle around Taiwan before graduating from college.
- DirectorSylvia ChangAlan YuenStarsDaniel WuAngelica LeeEdison ChenWhen Joker meets Ling in a disco one night, he feels that he has found the perfect model of his dream project, Princess-d. Based on the image of Ling, he plans to create a novel virtual idol on the internet. In reality, however, Ling is the opposite of the perfect image. Her father is jailed for life, her mother remains half-conscious after an attack, and her brother holds no proper job but only wants to make himself known as a gangster. Together with Joker's younger brother Kid (Edison Chen), the trio work hard towards their goal.
- DirectorHung-i ChenStarsJosephine A. BlanksteinCheer ChenYang-kun ChenFour separate vignettes about lesbian relationships and dating, ending with a summation about relationships.
- DirectorJing-Jie LinStarsGwei Lun-MeiMorning Tzu-Yi MoHsiao-Kuo ChiaThree young souls, with different purposes, comes to the coast and search for the meaning of their life, a journey considerably longer than any of them has taken before.
- DirectorDoze NiuStarsDoze NiuJanine Chun-Ning ChangHuan-Ru KeWhat on Earth has Doze Niu done wrong? Doze runs into many problems ranging from relationship woes to professional challenges as he tries to secure funding for what he thinks will be the next mockumentary blockbuster.
- DirectorMong-Hong ChungStarsChien-Ho WuYi-Wen ChenSamantha Shu-Chin KoA family of four fractures under the weight of unmet expectations, unexpected tragedy, and uncompromising pride.
- DirectorChih-Yen HsuMag HsuStarsRoy ChiuYing-Hsuan HsiehSpark ChenA teenage boy and his mother are further driven apart when they find out that his father's life insurance policy is to be received by his lover.
- DirectorJohn HsuStarsGingle WangMeng-Po FuJing-Hua TsengIn 1962 Taiwan, student Fang and teacher Mr. Chang fall in love amidst the restrictive White Terror period banning sensitive books. Despite this, Mr. Chang secretly organizes a banned book study group with fellow teacher and student.
- DirectorGiddens KoStarsKai KoMichelle ChenShao-Wen HaoA group of close friends who attend a private school all have a debilitating crush on the sunny star pupil, Shen Jiayi. The only member of the group who claims not to is Ke Jingteng, but he ends up loving her as well.
- DirectorHsin-yao HuangStarsCres ChuangBamboo Chu-Sheng ChenLeon DaiOne day when Pickle and his friend Belly Bottom watch the dashcam recordings of Pickle's boss they stumble upon a secret.
- DirectorTe-Sheng WeiStarsMasanobu AndôJun'ichi HarutaSabu KawaharaAn indigenous clan-based people living in harmony with nature find their way of life threatened when violent interlopers from another culture arrive, intent on seizing their natural resources and enslaving them.
- DirectorTe-Sheng WeiStarsNolay PihoUmin BoyaMasanobu AndôAfter the uprising at Wushe, Mona Rudao faces a guerrilla war against the militarily superior Japanese and Seediq clans. He and his followers must fight for their dignity and honor so that they can truly be "Seediq Bale" or "real men."
- DirectorYa-che YangStarsKara WaiKe-Xi WuVicky ChenMadame Tang colludes and mediates between the government and the private businesses for the benefits of her all-female family. One case does not go according to plan, and an entire family close to Madame Tang fall victim to a cruel murder.
- DirectorGiddens KoStarsYu-Kai TengKent TsaiBonnie LiangShu-wei is an unpopular student who is a constant target for the school bullies, but he ends up joining forces with them when they encounter two demonic sisters who feast on human flesh at night, and they manage to capture one of them.
- DirectorYa-che YangStarsGwei Lun-MeiHsiao-chuan ChangRhydian VaughanWhen three rebellious students leave their hometown to pursue their lifelong dreams in the big city, their relationships start to face the pressures of real life as the 1980s Taiwanese socio-political reformation movement unfolds in the background.
- DirectorMidi ZStarsKe-Xi WuVivian SungKimi HsiaNina Wu, a girl who leaves small theatre company in the country for the big city in pursuit of her actress dream. The wait seems to be endless, as she lives a lonely and repressed life combined with hereditary condition, she suffers from minor depression. One day, she gets a role as a heroine in a 70s espionage film. Having decided to devote herself completely to the character, she did everything she could to get the role and she did succeed. When she finally welcomes her long anticipation of fame, series of unfortunate events and threats start to haunt her. Having to struggle her way through gender and sexuality equality, can Nina, like many other minor individual fight against the odds in life and stand undefeated? Or is it just real life that no one can escape from endless hardships?
- DirectorGavin LinStarsIvy ChenJasper LiuBryan Shu-Hao ChangA terminally ill man sets up his best friend, whom he has loved since high school, so that she will not be lonely after he passes away.
- DirectorTom LinStarsJiao XuHui-Min LinRene Liu12-year-old Mei grew up with her grandparents in the mountains, but now lives with her parents in the city. Her parents constantly fight and she ignored at home. Mei withdraws into her own world and imagination.
- DirectorDoze NiuStarsEthan JuanMark ChaoJu-Lung MaSet in 1980s Taiwan after the end of military dictatorship, Monga centers around the troubled lives of five boys coming of age together. The narrator of the story, Mosquito, is invited to be a part of the gang after a silly fight over a chicken leg. Mosquito grew up without a father and has never had any real friends, so after Monk, Dragon, and the others take him under their wing, he discovers an irresistible world of friendship and brotherhood. However, Mosquito soon learns that in this violent world things aren't always what they seem. When a group of mainlanders attempts to take over Monga, the fragile balance of the district's turf is threatened, friendship is tested, and loyalty is questioned.
- DirectorChin-Lin ChiangStarsVivian SungBruce HungVivian ChowCollege freshman Si-Ying gets a part-time job at a coffee shop. She falls for Ze Yu, a guy who always sits in the same spot at the shop. Meanwhile, A-Tuo, a college senior develops feelings towards Si-Ying, who only sees him as a friend.
- DirectorTso-chi ChangStarsMeng LiHong-Chi LeeJen-Shuo ChengThere are many problems in the Zhang family, but one eventful summer changes many things. Zhang Junxiong is diagnosed with Alzheimer's, and that weighs heavily on his wife Wang Feng and the rest of the family. Zhang's daughter Xiao Meng is released on parole from a long prison term and struggles to reconnect with her illegitimate son Ah Chuan and her ex-boyfriend Ah Wen. A domestic crisis is narrowly averted when Zhang reconnects with his former aide-de-camp Cheng'en, a man for whom he has always harboured tender feelings. Paradoxically, the incident which does most to heal the family's wounds is the assassination of Ah Wen by a gangland rival. The Zhangs move to a new and better home. The young Ah Chuan is left pondering the meaning and value of memories.
- DirectorYueh-Hsun TsaiStarsMark ChaoHuang BoAngelababyA policeman, who is fearless to death, can do anything for just one truth, while a gangster, who fears death the most, has drew life threats from his risky action all for love. One policeman and one gangster can be great partners that you have never imagined. Somehow, rescue of the world now is entirely relying on the partners. Within 36 hours, they must resolve the crisis that could destroy the Harbor City...
- DirectorYu-Ning ChuStarsChen-Nan TsaiCrowd LuVera YenNearly a year has gone by since Grandma's passing, and the Zheng family is busy preparing for memorial rituals. Hwa Jia (Crowd Lu) gets discharged from military service and happily reunites with Wei (Vera Yen). The next morning, Wei's parents catch them in bed together, flip out, and angrily confront Hwa Jia's family; the whole meeting turns into a farcical mess. Faced with an unprecedented crisis, Hwa Jia must figure out how to save himself and his family. Part of TTV's acclaimed Qseries imprint, the quirky, moving family series A Boy Named Flora A (2017) turned into one of Taiwan's biggest television hits of 2017. The cast and crew return with more family love and laughs in the 2018 feature film Back to the Good Times (2018), directed by Yu-Ning Chu. Released during the Chinese New Year period, the film follows the post-military life of protagonist Hwa Jia, played by popular singer-songwriter Crowd Lu.
- DirectorTom LinStarsKarena Kar-Yan LamChin-Hang ShihBryan Shu-Hao ChangOn the same day, in the same accident, Wei loses his pregnant wife and Ming her fiancé. In Buddhism, one is given 100 days to mourn for the dead. Like two mice lost in a labyrinth, Wei runs around in circles while Ming calmly creeps down a determined path. But the pain and sorrow linger on. With the 100th day approaching, they wonder if they'll ever be able to say goodbye.
- DirectorArvin ChenStarsChun-Yao YaoAmber KuoHsiao-chuan ChangA love story takes place over the course of one evening in Taipei.
- DirectorPei-Ju HsiehKek Huat LauPo-shun LuStarsHelena HsuYi-ching LuYu-Chieh ChengWhat will our lives be like 10 years from now? Five up and coming Taiwanese directors each offer their own take answering this question. In 2028, Taiwan is suffering from nuclear waste ("The Can of Anido"), migrant workers ("942"), industrial collapse ("Way Home"), low birth rates and diversity in families ("A Making Of"), and insomnia ("The Sleep"). These destructive issues are the results of our present day. One man's old wounds return as environmental pollution disrupts societal relationships, blowing back as an attack on mankind. The film asks, how did things get this bad? And it asks once more, are these problems exclusive to Taiwan ten years from now? Of the five films, only "A Making Of" has a happy ending.
- DirectorHsiao-tse ChengStarsChia-Yen KoSandrine PinnaWing FanThe bisexual owner of a record store and a new girl in town bond over Jack Kerouac. Meanwhile, a girl in her class falls in love with her.
- DirectorWi Ding HoStarsJack KaoHong-Chi LeeLouise GrinbergThis is a story about a common man who has extraordinary events in his mundane life. The film depicts the protagonist's turns of events in three eras, three seasons, three nights, in the same city, as told with reverse chronology.
- DirectorYu-Hsien LinStarsEddie PengEthan JuanHa-na YooAround Exit No. 6 of the Ximen MRT station, on the streets of Taipei in the beginning of the 21st century, 6 mysteries have taken place.
- DirectorWen-tang ChengStarsLeon DaiGwei Lun-MeiYukihiko KageyamaPassionate about life and art, young researcher Ching is in love with museum historian Tung-Heng, but he is absorbed in his work. Then Tao arrives in Taiwan to view an item of historical calligraphy, and they realize why he pursues calligraphy.
- DirectorJay ChouStarsJay ChouGwei Lun-MeiAnthony Chau-Sang WongYe Xiang Lun, a talented piano player is a new student at the prestigious Tamkang School. On his first day, he meets Lu Xiao Yu, a pretty girl playing a mysterious piece of music.
- DirectorMong-Hong ChungStarsChang ChenGwei Lun-MeiLeon DaiOn Mother's Day in Taipei, Chen Mo makes a date for dinner with his wife, hoping to bring their estranged relationship back together. While buying a cake on his way home, a car unexpectedly double parks next to his car, preventing his exit. For the entire night, Chen Mo searches the floors of a nearby apartment building for the owner of the illegally parked car, and encounters a succession of strange events and eccentric characters: an old couple living with their precocious granddaughter who have lost their only son, a one-armed barbershop owner cooking fish head soup, a mainland Chinese prostitute trying to escape her pimp's cruel clutches, and a Hong Kong tailor embroiled in debt and captured by underground loan sharks. After many hardships, Chen Mo finally gets his car out of the parking space, and, with new friends riding beside him, advances toward a new horizon in life.
- DirectorMing-cheng HuangWansei refers to Japanese who were born in Taiwan during the colonial period. After WWII, wansei were repatriated to Japan. Since then, painful separation stories have occurred throughout Taiwan and Japan. "Wansei Back Home" took 12 years of field interviews and five years of filming production. It doesn't only tell the stories of Wansei, but also tells stories of friendships and family ties, life's true meaning, and bravery when facing the harsh adversity.
- DirectorSylvia ChangStarsIsabella LeongLawrence KoHsiao-chuan ChangAn artist reunites with her brother after the two were separated years ago when she left Liudau, an island off of Taiwan.
- DirectorHeather TsuiStarsLing ChangShang-Ho HuangFeng-Ying LeeA pair of new shoes, a cross-sea competition, and a tribesman of oceans interweave a story of a child's emotional courage in pursuit of dreams.
- DirectorYu-Hsun ChenStarsPatty Pei-Yu LeeYu Chun LinXiao-Ying BaiA girl who does everything so quickly that she's always one step ahead of others found out that her Valentine's Day has mysteriously passed when she wakes up the next morning.
- DirectorJoe LeeStarsAlien HuangSunny WangPeng SunXiong a Taiwan gangster gets released from prison when a rival gang lead by a ruthless man looks to expand their turf for a business deal.
- DirectorI.-Fan WangStarsBruce HungMegan LaiChung-Hua TouTaiwan's parliament turns deadly when a virus transforms politicians into ravenous zombie mutants.
- DirectorHo-Yu ChenStarsPei-Jen YuPo-Chou ChangHung Hsiu WuA young psychic who can see spirits decides to stand up and fight against the temple culture when she is faced with a choice between fulfilling the responsibility placed by superstitious adults and living up her teenage life.
- DirectorMing-Yi LiaoStarsPo-Hung LinNikki HsiehShao-Huai ChangThis film is Asia's first feature film shot on an iPhone, telling the story of two weirdos becoming a positive made by two negatives.
- DirectorPing HoStarsShih ChangChing-Ting HsiaTien-Chu LeeThe film focuses on a bunch of criminals and murderers whose paths crisscross in a small suburban town.
- DirectorChih-Ju LinStarsYi-Jung WuHao-Chin PengCheng-Yi ChiangWhat Mei wants is a simple relationship with someone who loves her dearly. However, fate decides otherwise. After a failed marriage and an immoral affair with a married man, she gives up on life because of one setback after another. For the past decade, she has barely survived with her mentally disabled son, Diku, and her dementia mother. But when she bumps again into her ex-husband, Zhi-yuan, her life is no longer quiet. His glove puppetry saves her show. She feels as if she is about to get the happiness that she wants. However, the success of her show has incurred her rival's displeasure. The show is forced to be canceled. In the meantime, an accident kills Zhi-yuan, which makes her so depressed that she intends to end her miserable life. While standing by the sea, Mei finally realizes that she has in fact got what she has been searching for. Therefore, she runs back home to try to prevent an imminent tragedy from happening.
- DirectorCJ WangStarsHee Ching PawJohnny KouChia-An YuShe is a good woman living a fulfilling life. Or so it seems. A caring mother, a capable housewife and a successful career woman, she looks after her mother with dementia on her own. What she needs is a little more space but somehow, she just can't find any. She decides to buy a house since she believes that a bigger place will make her family happy.
- DirectorI.-Fan WangStarsTao Yu LinAnicca PannaTai-Bao and A-Queen are both the reincarnations of the Devil Star, but Tai-Bao flees. A-Queen takes Tai-Bao back to the Temple of Devilbuster to atone for his sin. However, they find out later that the Holy Mother is just using them.
- DirectorYi-Shan LeeStarsLing-Chen HuangLi-li PanLi-Yin YangThere are many things that a woman's hands can do but wiping tears off is not one of them. This is Meng Meng Betel Nut Stand run by three women, which offers comfort to the residents in this small seaside town.
- DirectorChen-Wen LoMyanmar, 2013. A 12-year-old Burmese child soldier, imprisoned for deserting battle, is forced to either kill her older brother, a fellow deserter, or die alongside him. Based on actual events.
- DirectorYayu LinStarsEn ChenKeke HouLi-Rong LiYamaha is a cocky and yet caring juvenile offender who has been sent to the juvenile detention house three times. Yamaha takes Sonny, a very young inmate who suffers from domestic violence, under his wing and that gives the boy a sense of belonging in the detention center. Chuan, a new arrival who remains quiet and mysterious, is charged with a serious crime. The trio become roommates on the New Year's Eve. Acting like a boss, Yamaha tries his best to look after his roommates, drawing the trio closer and closer to each other as a result. However, at the same time, Yamaha realizes that it is getting harder and harder for them to be freed from the criminal world.
- DirectorYa-chuan HsiaoStarsMichael Jong-Quin HuangAria WangMeng-Po FuA man suffering from a serious illness decides to go to Japan to look for his father who abandoned him 50 years ago.
- DirectorYu-Hsien LinStarsLee Joon-giDongyu ZhouEthan JuanA heart-breaking romantic tale, which started from a beautiful lie. Jun Ho, a Korean student who has only 6 months to live due to an illness, but falls in love with a young Chinese woman in Shanghai.
- DirectorHsin-yao HuangStarsJen-Shuo ChengKuan-Ting LiuLin Na-DouFour high school buddies -- a director, a temp worker, an insurance salesman, and a paper craftsman -- grapple with unfulfilled dreams amid middle age ennui.
- DirectorChen-Nien KoStarsTzu-Chuan LiuBuffy ChenKim Hyun-binA hearing-impaired boy transfers to a school for children with special needs. But his excitement about blending into a new environment immediately turns into fear when he witnesses the reality happening in the school.
- DirectorAdam TsueiStarsSimon YamYu-Wei ShaoXing LiA sadisitic landlord manipulates the lives of his tenants through a network of surveillance cameras installed throughout the building.
- DirectorJing-Jie LinStarsTammy ChenKaiser ChuangShao-Hua LungElena was a factory worker, and a car accident bonded her with violin at the age of 26. She becomes a violin teacher, but earns no more than before. After having worked flat out for eight years, she finds herself alone with no potential suitor in sight. Therefore she decides to find herself a husband within a year to start a happy new life. Nonetheless, it proves to be harder than she expects.
- DirectorYu-Hsun ChenStarsShu QiQianyuan WangHsiao-chuan ChangIt is an unusual day for the remote and isolated Desire Village. A mysterious Taoist priest brings a magical equipment that can erase one's memory. Since then, all the villagers have forgotten their past, living "happily ever after", while the dangerous plot behind their back is just about to be unveiled.
- DirectorMian-Mian LuStarsPao-Wen YehYa-Ling ChangYu Chieh HsuBest friends Mickey and Gin Gin are young women scraping by in southern Taiwan. A headstrong tomboy, Mickey looks after her depressed mother, and spends her free time at the local temple, trying to join its all-male martial arts troupe. By contrast, sanguine and impulsive Gin Gin makes money dancing in nightclubs. When Gin Gin hatches a plan to rendezvous with her crush, Jay, in the city of Guangzhou, China, Mickey decides to go along, determined to locate the father who abandoned her and her mother years before. Almost immediately the two find themselves in over their heads, immersed in lawlessness and betrayal. But China also has a magical quality of new desires and pleasures that arouse Mickey's sexual-discovery. Through misadventures--some comic, some brutal--Mickey and Gin Gin strengthen their friendship and transform from rascally naifs into more mature souls with a clearer sense of self.
- DirectorYaosheng ChangStarsGwei Lun-MeiYo YangShao-Huai ChangA wife battles to keep her husband's body intact after he dies of a leg amputation.
- DirectorJoseph Chen-Chieh HsuStarsShu-Fang ChenYing-Hsuan HsiehVivian HsuFamily members grapple with the passing of their estranged father and the remnants of the life he led during his absence.
- DirectorYu-Chieh ChengStarsMorning Tzu-Yi MoShu-Fang ChenRun-yin BaiA boy lives with his Grandma and Mr. Lin, the tenant who looks after him and Grandma. But when Grandma passes away, the boy's uncle returns to Taiwan and discovers that ownership of the apartment was transferred to other people.
- DirectorHsiao-Hsien HouStarsTony Leung Chiu-waiShu-Fen HsinSung-Young ChenThe story of a family embroiled in the "White Terror" that was wrought on the Taiwanese people by the Kuomintang government after their arrival from mainland China in the late 1940s.
- DirectorYi-chi LienStarsKent TsaiDara HanfmanGingle WangA high school student is deeply in love with the single most beautiful girl in all of the school, but he has to suffer through torment and bullying every day in school. When the girl of his dreams become the leader of the bullies, things spiral out of control.
- DirectorChih-Yen HsuMag HsuStarsKang Ren WuEve AiMeng-Po FuA Facebook post from 5 years ago brings out a piece of memory that Kuo Chinchin doesn't like to recall : the 2 accounts on her blocking list. By reconnecting with them, Chinchin discovers the truth of her unhappiness.
- DirectorAng LeeStarsChow Yun-FatMichelle YeohZiyi ZhangA young Chinese warrior steals a sword from a famed swordsman and then escapes into a world of romantic adventure with a mysterious man in the frontier of the nation.
- DirectorTso-chi ChangStarsHong-Chi LeeJen-Shuo ChengShang-Ho HuangThey live in an old house on the fringe of Taipei City: Rat and his elder gay brother Shanghe. Two brothers look for jobs to survive while search for themselves and long for a foothold in life. The younger works at market where he meets a mute woman who gets up to all sorts of craziness. The elder is attracted to a nightclub dancer and finds himself drawn into shifty business. With the rhythm of their wanderings, the film observes its protagonists: lives in limbo, without fixed coordinates, and evolves into panorama of a society that does not appear to welcome its next generation.
- DirectorMaren HwangStarsYi-Wen ChenKuan-Ting LiuLin Na-DouXiao Mei is a girl, frail and mysterious. And now she is missing. Through the interviews and memories of nine individuals who all had connections to her, the puzzle of Xiao Mei's life is gradually pieced together. None of them know where Xiao Mei has gone, but all of them desperately hope she is okay, so that everything will be all right.
- DirectorChih-yen YeeStarsBryan Shu-Hao ChangHsiao-chuan ChangHondurasLefty, seeing himself as the poorest high-school student in Taipei, plots a way to earn more money. He decides to steal the Dr. Sun Yat-sen statue abandoned at his school and sell it for cash. However, when Lefty and his gang embark on the heist, they chance upon another group of teens, led by Sky, and with the same goal in mind. Now it's a battle of wits.
- DirectorYue FuStarsBoyi CaiWei-Ting ChenA star of the Taiwanese student movement, a celebrity Chinese student who loves Taiwan, and a Taiwanese documentary filmmaker passionate about politics. Each of them shared dreams of rebellion and building a better country. In the wake of the biggest social movement in Taiwan in recent years, they reflect on how close they came to realising their goals, how they were let down, and whether it is still possible to continue fighting for ideals.
- DirectorWi Ding HoStarsBayani AgbayaniJeffrey QuizonNor DomingoAn abandoned couch turns Sunday routine into an adventure of perseverance and self-discovery, for a pair of Filipino migrant workers in Taipei.
- DirectorHsien-Jer ChuStarsQi Deng-ShengTsang-Jung ChienChing-Yueh RoanA Lean Soul examines the life and works of Taiwanese novelist Qi Deng Sheng. The filmmakers were able to have in-depth interviews with not only the writer's closest friends and relatives but also the notoriously camera-shy protagonist himself. The film vividly dramatizes many passages from his intensely autobiographical works of fiction. The result is an intimate and candid portrait of one of the most important and controversial Taiwanese writers.
- DirectorFrank W ChenStarsChien-ming WangNeil AllenBrian CashmanThe first and only Taiwanese player for the New York Yankees, Chien-Ming Wang held many titles: American League Wins Leader, World Series Champion, Olympian, Time 100 Most Influential, and The Pride of Taiwan. He had it all - until a 2008 injury forever altered the course of his career. LATE LIFE: The Chien-Ming Wang Story - named after the late sinking action on his signature pitch - follows the rise and fall of the international icon as he fights his way back into the Major Leagues through endless rehab programs and lengthy stints away from home, carrying the weight of the world on his battered shoulder. A poignant and intimate account of Wang's steadfast quest, LATE LIFE tells the story of a man who is unwilling to give up and unable to let go.
- DirectorChen-Hao YinStarsRoy ChiuWei-Ning HsuXiao-Ying BaiA small-time gangster clumsily attempts to court a girl he has a crush on. Can he win her over and leave the underworld behind?
- StarsKaiser ChuangAuston LiBerant ZhuThrough the stories of nine kids living in the Taiwanese Shopping Mall, this film depicts their diverse and magical life experiences. In the summer of 1985, when Xiaobudian (the tiny one) was in fourth grade, he was already a convincing street vendor, who sold stuff for allowance on a skywalk every day. Xiaobudian's father is a shoe-shop owner who was doing business in the Chinese Shopping Mall. One day, a magician showed up at the mall out of nowhere. He had a treasure bowl and a zebra capable of emitting colorful lights, and he was able to perform countless magic tricks. Xiaobudian admired this magician and bought magic props for practice every day. At the same time, more and more boys and girls in the mall have met this mysterious magician and gained life-changing power after watching the magic show.
- StarsDerek ChangChristina Yun-Wen MokShao-Hua LungYang is a young man of thirty, smart and talented. He is expected to be the youngest BD manager of a real estate construction company. But he seems to be determined of his future life when he realizes that the bosses missed their affections and friendships for their careers. He decides to try a different way other than the mundane successful way. Yang returns home town to undertake the operation of a grocery store in case of grandpa's illness. There's no 24 hours convenience, but full of warm heart, credits for constrained customers, talking for lonely guys, room for children out of school wanting working parents, light for off-duty people on their way home. Yang leads the grocery store on its own way in spite of the conflict from modern supermarkets.
- StarsPo-Hung LinAnnie ChenKuan-Ting LiuTears on Fire is a rare production featuring firefighting profession in Taiwan, which portrays the life stories of four firefighters. From their daily work of firefighting, rescuing and practicing emergency services, they have not only witnessed various spectrums of Taiwan's society, but also been forced to face their own life lessons. ZHANG Zhi-yuan (Austin LIN) was diagnosed with PTSD after a failed rescue mission. XU Zi-ling (Annie CHEN) is the only female firefighter in the squad, and constantly encounters gender issues in the workplace. LIN Yi-yang (Liu Kuan-ting) is a guy full of sense of justice with fiery temper and kind heart. QIU Han-cheng (James WEN) is a loving husband, who often finds difficulties in balancing work and family life.
- StarsChristopher Ming-Shun LeeAn-Shun YuAlex Shu-Yuan KoMing-qi, Quan and Chang have the bizarre idea of building a temple to make a fortune through donations by buying a holy statue from a friendly Thai businessman.
- DirectorYu-Hsien LinStarsEddie PengYi-Chen LeeLawrence KoA Taiwanese boy joins gymnastics at school and has talent for it. His mother forces him to stop and help with the family business. He goes on a downward spiral of fighting etc. Hitting rock bottom he decides to pursue his dream again.
- DirectorYu-Hsien LinBest Documentary Film of Golden Horse Awards 2005, Special Jury Prize and Audience Award, Taipei Film Festival 2005 "Jump! Boys," a warm and engaging documentary about young boys training for gymnastics competition, brought out tears and laughter when it was shown in local theaters.
- DirectorYu-Hsien LinLIN Yu-hsien is a gymnastics coach who returned to his hometown after a career setback more than a decade ago. LIN trained seven young boys there, and he made a childish yet ambitious deal with the boys that they would make it to the Olympics one day. The boys have grown into men, but only HUANG and LEE continue to pursue their dream with LIN, who's now the coach of the Taiwanese national gymnastics team. For HUANG and LEE, it is the Olympics dream that keeps them going. They have made it through the pain caused by numerous jumps and falls, and now they are going all out, marching dauntlessly to the goal.
- DirectorMeng-Chieh LaiStarsJen-Shuo ChengAlly ChiuChih-Wei Cheng
- DirectorPo-Hao HungStarsHou-Tao HsiaoJieh-Wen KingPhoebe Huang80-year-old widower Chin-mao lives alone in rural Pingxi and frequents the hospital. His son and daughter, Yi-cheng and Yu-chen, stay in big cities for a living. One day Chin-mao is admitted to the hospital due to stomach pains, and Yi-cheng and Yu-chen have a heated argument about how to take care of their father. An unforseen accident forces Chin-mao to accept his deteriorating conditions and agree to stay in a nursing home. Sickness, death and a suit too old to fit gradually tear down his will to live; even his grandson's wedding cannot cheer him up. The thoughtful Yu-chen has a new suit tailor-made for her father so they can all celebrate the wedding as a family. But Chin-mao just wants to wear the new suit and walks his last mile back home.