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15th(2013)



The Golden Child

CHOU She-wei

  • Taiwan
  • 2012
  • 86min
  • HD
  • color
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SYNOPSIS

In a village of Taiwan, Lehue, 70 years old, arranges a marriage between her only son Kam and a young Vietnamese woman Kimki. To Lehue, all she wants from Kimki is to share the domestic chores and to bear a grandchild. However, such a simple plan leads to unexpected dismay and surprises.


 


The Golden Child is a first feature film of the director CHOU She-wei, who won First Prize in the Asian Short Film & Video Competition at the 11th IWFFIS for With or Without You and directed Turtle and Tears , one of the finalists at the 14th IWFFIS. Lehue is an old woman living in the countryside. Her husband has been a vegetative state, and her son limps. Her married daughter always feels slighted due to her, and her son-inlaw is preoccupied by dreams of making easy money by doing one big last job. Many stories follow, but one thing Lehue suggests as a solution is for her son to get married and have a baby. She arranges a mail-order marriage for her son, and Kimki from Vietnam carries the entire burden of solving Lehue¡¯s every problem. In addition, Kimki¡¯s sister dates an African prince. Every secret held by the respective family member gives rise to comic moments in this insightful film.
In this malfunctioning but never-dying patriarchy with a ghostlike permanence, a mother who seems to bear her ironic life in silence, as if clueless, makes a most accidental and reckless choice. And the next generation shows a glimpse of their uncertain but independent future. CHOU She-wei delicately develops the theme that she has been engaged in through a deeper and more polished approach. [HWANG Miyojo]
 

 

PROGRAM NOTE

Synopsis
In a village of Taiwan, Lehue, 70 years old, arranges a marriage between her only son Kam and a young Vietnamese woman Kimki. To Lehue, all she wants from Kimki is to share the domestic chores and to bear a grandchild. However, such a simple plan leads to unexpected dismay and surprises.


 

Program Note
The Golden Child is a first feature film of the director CHOU She-wei, who won First Prize in the Asian Short Film & Video Competition at the 11th IWFFIS for With or Without You and directed Turtle and Tears , one of the finalists at the 14th IWFFIS. Lehue is an old woman living in the countryside. Her husband has been a vegetative state, and her son limps. Her married daughter always feels slighted due to her, and her son-inlaw is preoccupied by dreams of making easy money by doing one big last job. Many stories follow, but one thing Lehue suggests as a solution is for her son to get married and have a baby. She arranges a mail-order marriage for her son, and Kimki from Vietnam carries the entire burden of solving Lehue¡¯s every problem. In addition, Kimki¡¯s sister dates an African prince. Every secret held by the respective family member gives rise to comic moments in this insightful film.
In this malfunctioning but never-dying patriarchy with a ghostlike permanence, a mother who seems to bear her ironic life in silence, as if clueless, makes a most accidental and reckless choice. And the next generation shows a glimpse of their uncertain but independent future. CHOU She-wei delicately develops the theme that she has been engaged in through a deeper and more polished approach. [HWANG Miyojo]
 

Director

  • CHOU She-weiCHOU She-wei

    Studied history in Taiwan and graduated from the Film/TV department of New York University. She is a film critic, teacher and independent film maker. Her short film With or Without You(2009) was awarded Asia Short Film & Video Competition\'s Jury Award at IWFFIS and was selected at the Rotterdam International Film Festival. The Golden Child(2012) is her first feature film.

Credit

  • ProducerLEE Khan
  • Cast LU Xu-Feng, LIU Pin-Yan, ZHANG Shu-Hao
  • Screenwriter CHOU She-wei
  • Cinematography LEE Ru-Song
  • Art director LAI Sara
  • Editor CHOU She-wei
  • Music WANG Yu-Jun