Completed - Drama, Family, Female director - 106 minutes
For forty years, A-Rui has been running a barbershop, a small place where she has seen it all. One day, A-Rui receives a phone call from a regular client who moved far away. She decides to close her shop for a day and embarks on a long journey to cut the hair for the bedridden old man.
Year of production : 2023 Director(s) : Tien-Yu FU
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 (Best Supporting Actress (Beatrice Fang), Best Original Film Song; nominated for Best Leading Actress (LU Hsiao-Fen), Best Supporting Actor (FU Meng-Po))San Diego Asian Film Festival 2023 (Asia Pop!)St. Louis International Film Festival 2023Palm Springs International Film Festival 2024International Women Filmmakers Festival, Izmir, Turkey 2024 (International Gold Reel Competition)Women's Nights Film Festival NÖFF 2024Red Lotus Asian Film Festival Vienna 2024