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The Absent Stranger (????) [N/A]

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Original Title:
缺席的陌生人

Genres:
History | Mystery | Thriller

Production Companies:
MaplessLab Co., Ltd.

Production Countries:
Taiwan

Ratings / Certifications:
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Overview from TheMovieDB

At the funeral of her husband, grandma Xiu-ying looks not sad and even hangs out with her childhood sweetheart Chi happily like a girl. Astonished by her behavior, her grandson Yu-chen and his pregnant wife Jie-ru worry about her and brings her back to Taipei. After living together, they find Xiu-ying’s memory and behavior even more strange and diagnosed with Dementia. The doctor explains Xiu-ying may fall into memory at any time, so if they want to understand how to comfort Xiu-ying’s fear and aggression, they need to know more about her relationship with her husband or other close males. However, just when Yu-chen and Jie-ru are still busy building their new life and trying to understand more about grandma, Xiu-ying not only attacks her caretaker and insists accompany Chi only.

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Production

Director:
Lai Meng-Chieh

Producer:
Lynn Hsin-Yi Lin
Berton Hsu

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