Synopsis
The 55 th Golden Horse Awards: Nominated for 5 awards including Best New Performer, Best Art Direction, Best Original Film Score 第55届金马奖提名5项包括最佳新演员、最佳美术设计、最佳原创电影音乐 2018 Taipei Film Festival: Opening Film, Best Director, and Award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution: Music and Art Design, 2018台北电影节:开幕片、最佳导演、最佳电影配乐及最佳美术设计 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 with his son to look for his father who abandoned him 50 years ago. 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… 60岁的范保德病了,本该好好休息,却只想带着儿子前往日本打探父亲的消息。父亲50年前离家赴日,寻求发展机会,至今不曾联系。父亲的缺席,是范保德这辈子最大的痛苦根源,他极力想摆脱父亲的影响,也希望不留给儿子同样的痛苦,如今自觉余日无多,“父亲”与“儿子”,是范保德心中的两大挂念——他想知道父亲50年来的去向与故事,同时也担心善良的儿子未来会因深情而受伤。此时,一位年轻人Newman从香港来到小镇,一段意外且伤感的旅程正等待着他。 在剧情与角色关系的描写中刻意大量留白,导演萧雅全仅透过影像语言暗藏线索,而解开的不只是范保德的人生秘密,还有一则讲述冷战时期台湾国际政治关系的寓言。