🏆 Director Shen Ko-shang's debut feature film
🏆 Adapted from author Shoher Lin's novel of the same name
🏆 Nominated for 7 awards at the 2025 Golden Horse Awards including Best Actor, Best Actress and Best New Director
🏆 Winner of Best Film and Best Actor at the 9th Pingyao International Film Festival 2025
🏆 Starring Chang Hsiao-chuan, Ariel Lin and Chin Shih-Chieh in a powerhouse ensemble
Yu-Ming and Yi-Ting first met in the “Deep Quiet Room” of their university library. They fell in love and eventually got married, believing that a stable life awaited them. However, after Yi-Ting became pregnant, her emotional state began to deteriorate. Past traumas and the weight of familial expectations gradually resurfaced, altering their relationship. Yi-Ting eventually asked for an abortion and a divorce, shattering Yu-Ming’s dream of a happy family.
Soon after, Yi-Ting’s physically disabled father moved in with them. Determined to hold the family together, Yu-Ming did his best to keep things afloat. Yet he found himself suffocated, sharing a home with a father-in-law who felt more like a polite stranger than family. Unable to truly understand what was going on in Yi-Ting’s heart, it wasn’t until Yu-Ming stumbled upon a manuscript she was editing that he realized the burden she carried far exceeded what he had ever imagined.
Director: Shoher Lin
Cast: Joseph Chang, Ariel Lin, King Shih-Chieh
 | About the Director Shen has directed feature films, documentaries, experimental films, and commercials. His works include documentaries such as A Rolling Stone (2012) and Ways into Love (2015); live-action short films such as Layover (1999), Two Juliets (2010), and End of A Century: Mia's Story (2015), which have received nominations at Cannes and Visions du Réel. Shen has also won the Grand Prize at Taiwan International Documentary Festival and Taipei Film Festival, as well as Best Documentary Film at Asia-Pacific Film Festival. | |