Guo Mie (2018) [N/A]
Featuring:
Shu-Fang Chen, Wen-lin Fang, Chen-Lin Wang
Written by:
Joseph Chen-Chieh Hsu
Directed by:
Joseph Chen-Chieh Hsu
Release Date:
March 27, 2018
Original Title:
孤味
Alternate Titles:
孤味(短片版)
Genres:
Drama | Family
Production Countries:
Taiwan
Ratings / Certifications:
TW: 普遍級
Runtime: 30
A karaoke-addicted elderly woman (Chen Shu-Fang) lives her life by the Taiwanese saying, “Guo Mie,” which translates to “as long as you devote your life to the creation of one thing, and do whatever you could, everything will turn out.” But her philosophy is seriously put into question as she struggles to come to terms with the loss of her estranged husband. She attends the funeral only to encounter his younger lover and then finds out that her children might have kept in touch with her late husband secretly behind her back. Director Joseph Chen-Chieh Hsu said that the story is based on his grandmother, who was forced to raise eight kids by herself after her husband ran away. The student short film was shot in his home country of Taiwan. Selected as a 2017 Student Academy Awards Finalist, the short also appeared in the 2018 Asian American International Film Festival. It’s the first time that lead actress Shu-Fang has sung in a film in over 40 years.
It's about a karaoke-addicted old woman struggling with her self-worth and a sense of betrayal at her long-lost husband's funeral where she encounters his younger and more sophisticated girlfriend while she finds out her kids might have been secretly in touch with her late husband all these years.
