Movie Details
Original Language:Chinese
Guo Mie on the Web:Facebook
Cast & Crew
J
Joseph Chen-Chieh Hsu
Director
J
Joseph Chen-Chieh Hsu
Writer
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A karaokeaddicted elderly woman Chen ShuFang lives her life by the Taiwanese saying Guo Mie which translates to as long as you devote your life to the creation of one thing and do whatever you could everything will turn out But her philosophy is seriously put into question as she struggles to come to terms with the loss of her estranged husband She attends the funeral only to encounter his younger lover and then finds out that her children might have kept in touch with her late husband secretly behind her back Director Joseph ChenChieh Hsu said that the story is based on his grandmother who was forced to raise eight kids by herself after her husband ran away The student short film was shot in his home country of Taiwan Selected as a 2017 Student Academy Awards Finalist the short also appeared in the 2018 Asian American International Film Festival Its the first time that lead actress ShuFang has sung in a film in over 40 years
DirectorJoseph Chen-Chieh Hsu
WriterJoseph Chen-Chieh Hsu
