When daughter, Zuer, dies in an accident, Jin flies to New York, only to discover that she’s responsible for Zuer’s embryo. But with the embryo’s fate in her hands, she must confront first daughter, Emma, who Jin gave up after a teenage pregnancy. Past regrets and future
A graduate of NYU Tisch, and now based in Taipei, HUANG Xi has worked closely with Hou Hsiao-Hsien since GOODBYE SOUTH, GOODBYE (1996). His own work focuses on contemporary urban relations, loneliness and chance. His debut, MISSING JOHNNY (2017), was selected for Busan, Tokyo FILMeX, HK Asian FF and won awards at both the Taipei and Taipei Golden Horse Awards. Most recently, his HBO series, TWISTED STRINGS (2022), featured Sylvia Chang and dissected the humor and absurdity behind death and desire.
Sun Lok Productions
Sylvia Chang
Karena Lam
Alannah Ong
Winston Chao
Eugenie Liu
Tracy Chou
Director & Screenwriter: Huang Xi
Director of Photography: Hung-I Yao
Sound: Agnes Liu, Shih-yi Chu
Music: Kay Huang, Point Hsu, Angu Liang, Mukio Chang
Editor: Ching-Sung Liao
Production Designer: Wern-ying Hwarng
Costume Designer: Shirley Kao
Producers: Dongxu Shao, Hsin-li Liu
Executive producer: Hsiao-Hsien Hou, Sylvia Chang
Toronto International Film Festival
Platform Competition
