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FATHER TO SON (VAN PAO TE)
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Completed - MANDARIN - Drama, Family - 115 minutes

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2017 (Debut)
  • Berlin EFM 2018 (Premiere)
  • FILMART 2018 (Line up)
  • Cannes 2018 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2018

Director(s) : Ya-Chuan HSIAO
Cast : Michael Jq HUANG, Kai-Hsun CHUANG, Aria WANG, Chen-Ling WEN

Producer(s) : Hsiao-hsien HOU, Jui-lan HSIAO

Synopsis

Van Pao-Te, who is now 60 years old, finds himself suffering from a serious illness, instead of getting treatment, he decides to go to Japan to look for his father who abandoned him 50 years ago with the accompany of his son. At the same time, a young man from Hong Kong who is somehow related to Van Pao-Te’s past comes to Taiwan. Two unknown journeys of self-reconciliation begin…

Production

Country(ies) : TAIWAN

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Festivals and Awards

Eurasia IFF 2017 Features
Rotterdam IFF 2018 Voices
Berlin European Film Market (EFM) 2018
Rotterdam IFFR 2018 (Big Screen Award)


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