Tang Yung-hsu

On a rainy night, Fen encounters teenaged runaway Yunyun at the gas station she works at. Fen is unsettled by the discovery that she is with child while Yunyun is distressed by her mom's behaviour at home. Their meeting, though brief, offers them both a moment of escape.

Hui-Jun, a chicken farmer from a rural village in Taiwan, lives with her soon-to-be-married younger brother and her teenage niece, Xin-Ru. When her relatives claim that she, being unmarried, should not attend her brother’s wedding reception, she feels guilty. On a dating app that Xin-Ru downloads on her phone, Hui-Jun uses the alias “Salli” and develops a romantic relationship with a French man named Martin. But when Martin suddenly becomes unreacheable, she decides to travel to Paris to find him. To Hui-Jun, the world she experiences for the first time outside her small village is unfamiliar but splendid. Leaving behind her family, who view her as a source of concern, she is determined to prove herself through trials and challenges. The narrative about the personal growth of a thirty-eight-year-old woman, the actors’ performances, and the aptly timed music all contribute to the film’s delightful charm.

As Tears Go By

This anthology series set during the pandemic follows 10 unique love stories of passion and heartache.