Yen and Ai-Lee

2024 / 107’ / Taiwan / In Mandarin with Chinese and English subtitles / Black and White

𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊 Director Tom Lin, starred with his wife Kimi Hsia

𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊 2024 Golden Horse Awards - 8 Nomination

𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊 2024 Busan International Film Festival - Kim Jiseok Award

Contemporary Taiwan countryside. Yen returns to her Hakkanese village after serving eight years in prison for the death of her father. Amidst her attempt to reconcile with her past and her mother, Ai-Lee, a mysterious acting student that bears an uncanny resemblance to Yen, wanders around Kaohsiung city. As fate intertwines their paths, a shared secret comes to light, posing the question: What will happen when their worlds inevitably collide?

Director: Tom Lin

Cast: Kimi Hsia Yang Kuei-mei

About the Director

Tom Lin

Raised in Taiwan and the USA, Tom Shu-Yu Lin’s debut, Winds of September, premiered at TIFF in 2008, followed by Starry Starry Night, the acclaimed Zinnia Flower, and The Garden of Evening Mists, which earned 9 Taiwan Golden Horse nominations.

About us

The Cinematheque・Passion is located at Travessa da Paixão which is a narrow and romantic bystreet branching off the famous World Heritage Site "Ruins of St. Paul's Cathedral" (the "St. Paul's Cathedral Site") in the Historic Centre of Macau. A three-storey building equipped with ticket office, screening room, control room, film information room and exhibition space.
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