Acting
The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards (Chinese: 台北金馬影展; pinyin: Táiběi Jīnmǎ Yǐngzhǎn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-pak Kim-má iáⁿ-tián) is a film festival and awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan. It was founded in 1962 by the Government Information Office of the Republic of China (ROC) in Taiwan. The awards ceremony is usually held in November or December in Taipei, although the event has also been held in other locations in Taiwan in recent times
Chi-Chung Huang is the second son of the Huang family, which owns Taiwan Chao-Lian Group. Chi-Chung and his older brother, Chi-Long Huang, bribe the prosecutor for a death penalty case that his family is involved in. However, the prosecutor changes his mind about the matter. Chi-Chung leads his men to confront the prosecutor, who later falls off an elevated expressway and dies. To lay low for a while, Chi-Chung accepts his brother's arrangement and goes into hiding in the southern region of Taiwan. However, after he arrives there, he is controlled by a crime syndicate. After he is drugged and becomes hardly conscious, he inadvertently rapes Chia-Yi, who is a nice good girl. After the rape, Chia-Yi swears to get Chi-Chung to face up the legal consequences; later, she finds she is impregnated by Chi-Chung, and this strengthens her will to fight a battle between the rich (Chi-Chung) and the poor (herself). As a storm is quietly approaching, who will turn out to be the winner?
Bringing together some of the most talented Asian directors working within the genre sphere, this new anthology series creates an atmosphere unlike anything that’s come out of the region before.
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Tim Kao, the meticulous head chef of a five-star hotel in Taiwan, is set to marry his Hong Kong fiance Daisy Wu. But Tim’s divorced parents refuse to attend the same ceremony, and each insists on hosting their own. To complicate things further, the Feng Shui master chooses the same auspicious date for both events. Tim, Daisy, their wedding planner Regina, and the best man Tsai must orchestrate two weddings simultaneously in the same hotel, without either parent finding out. Surrounded by a strict father, a demanding mother, and a cast of sharp-tongued relatives, Tim must confront the traumas of his upbringing and ask himself: is he truly ready to start a new family of his own?
The story starts with three women’s derailed lives. From chaos, self-healing, to self-discovery, after experiencing all kinds of unexpected situations, they remain true to themselves along the way, achieving transformation and growth.
A troubled psychologist returns from the U.S. and sets up a clinic in Taiwan, where mysterious patients and uncanny events shed light on his murky past.
An ambitious journalist who witnessed a hit-and-run years ago reboots his investigation led by newly emerged clues. As he beats the clock to save the only survivor after her sudden disappearance, layers of unimaginable dark truths around a corrupted system start peeling.
A young woman urgently seeks to navigate the maze of contemporary Taipei and find a future. She hopes that her boyfriend Lung is the key to the future, but Lung is stuck in a past that combines baseball and traditional loyalty that leads him to squander his nest egg bailing her father out of financial trouble.
At a neighborhood recycling station in Taipei’s Da’an District, two volunteers with a father-and-son bond find their lives intertwined with visitors from all walks of life, transforming environmental work into a quiet journey of healing, connection, and rediscovered purpose.
An autobiographical film based on Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien's memories of his youth growing up in Taiwan after emigrating from mainland China.
The story of a family embroiled in the "White Terror," the Kuomintang government's anti-communist political repression that was wrought on the Taiwanese people from 1947-1987.
A mysterious woman prowls the city at night, drawing men into her web as she explores the dark depths of maternal instincts.
Genetic defects cannot be reversed by anyone, but with a positive attitude, they can weave a splendid life. Grace, who loves music, has been a sunny girl since she was a child, but an inexplicably failed marriage brought her to a low point in her life. She didn't get out of her inner dilemma until she participated in disaster relief for Hurricane Katrina. Then, she fell in love with the Swedish physicist Johan. Unexpectedly, Grace suffered from parotid gland cancer and blood cancer one after another due to a P53 gene defect, but she chose to face treatment with optimism because she didn't want those who loved her to be sad. Grace did not let time stop. Even when she was lying sick in bed, she used the Internet to do public welfare. Her 36-year-old life was like sunshine, warming the hearts of many people.
Grandma Peach lives alone, listening to the same radio program every day. One day, she tries the host’s secret for rejuvenation. Unexpectedly, magic happens. She becomes young again and meets a college boy. The chemistry between them bring them together but also tears them apart.
During the Manchurian invasion of China, the son of the Ming Dynasty General takes refuge in the Shaolin Temple to learn martial arts, so that he may seek revenge for his dead father. But he must first endure the rigorous test of the temple's legendary 18 Bronzemen.
Good Death follows a young Polish woman and a middle-aged Japanese woman who arrive at a tranquil resort in Taiwan that offers compassionate euthanasia.
Led by acclaimed actors David WANG Yao-qing, a beloved uncle figure in Taiwan, and Sally CHEN So-li, a cherished grandmotherly figure, the film invites audiences into a closely observed portrait of Taiwan’s urban realities—revealing the challenges of an aging society and the pressures faced by migrant workers, while offering a deeply humane and socially attentive look at another, often unseen side of Taiwanese life.
Could little Heymon lead his friends escape from terrors safely? Yet, the journey for seeking the refuge must go on.
