Completed - MANDARIN - Drama, Family - 106 minutes
Although faced with troubles in her own life, hairdresser A-Rui is fully committed to her work. Asked to cut the hair of a now bedridden, elderly client, she closes her shop for the day and embarks on a journey to do something others think not worthwhile.
Year of production : 2023 Director(s) : Tien-Yu FU Cast : Hsiao-Fen LU, Meng-Po FU, Annie CHEN, Beatrice FANG, Ming-Shuai SHIH
For forty years A-Rui (Lu) has been running a barbershop, a place where she has seen happiness and sorrow ebb and flow. Although faced with troubles in her own life, A-Rui is fully committed to her work, yet that’s never appreciated by her children who treat her profession with disdain. Receiving a phone call from an elderly client’s family member, A-Rui’s asked if she would be willing to cut the hair of a now bedridden, elderly client. And so she closes her shop for the day and embarks on a long journey to do something others think not worthwhile.
Country(ies) : TAIWAN
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Osaka Asian Film Festival 2023 (Competition; wins Audience Award and Best Actor (Lu Hsiao-fen))Asian Pop-up Cinema 2023Udine Far East Film Festival 2023 (Competition; wins Best Screenplay)Singapore Chinese Film Festival 2023 (Chinese Panorama)Malaysia International Film Festival 2023Taiwan Film Festival in Australia 2023 (Audience Choice Award: Best Feature Film)Taipei Film Awards 2023 (Best Actress (Lu Hsiao-fen), Best Supporting Actor (Fu Meng-po))Aichi International Women's Film Festival 2023 (Closing Film)Vancouver Taiwanese Film Festival 2023Taiwan Film Festival Berlin - Impression Taiwan 2023 (Closing Film)Taiwan Film Festival of Boston 2023 (Opening Film)Cross-Strait Film Exhibition 2023 (Opening Film)Hawai'i International Film Festival 2023London East Asia Film Festival 2023 (Competition)Taiwan Film Festival in Toronto 2023Golden Horse Awards 2023 (4 nominations: Best Leading Actress (LU Hsiao-Fen), Best Supporting Actress (Beatrice FANG), Best Supporting Actor (FU Meng-Po), Best Original Song)San Diego Asian Film Festival 2023 (Asia Pop!)St. Louis International Film Festival 2023