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Browse 17 movies from Golden Horse Film Academy
With eyes hindered by a minor issue, Li, a perpetually weary and detached young woman, embarks on a trip that seems mundane yet is filled with delicate, unforeseen moments…
Nov 2025
Timid Xiao Mu who’s often being bullied while his mother is not around because of her work. He always watches his Japanese monster movie alone, hoping that the silkworms he raises will emerge and become his favorite monster “Amola” with beautiful wings. However, Xiao Mu's expectations fail when his mother notices that what he really longs for is just pure companionship.
Nov 2023
The Family decided to reunite for one last time before the daughter moves away overseas for work. But the father unexpectedly brings his new partner along to the party.
Nov 2016
Inside every taxi driver’s heart, there is a wild cowboy. Da-wei doesn’t want to be confined at home during the pandemic, so he tries every possible way to get back on the road with his taxi. Can he eventually overcome all the obstacles to finish this knightly trip that no one witnesses?
Nov 2021
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.
Nov 2022
An old fridge and three sensitive women in an old flat. A mysterious sound starts to spread across the flat, echoing their inner world.
Nov 2018
Yen and Snow had mutual suspicion because of a name in the laundry. They saw the real distance between them, still decided to jointly toward the future with blindly optimistic. And tonight, only the first night they live together.
Dec 2016
On the 50th day after his wife died unexpectedly, Ji-Hong finds her bedroom door mysteriously locked. Believing the spirit of his wife is trapped within, he struggles to comfort her by mending his estrangement from their daughter.
Nov 2020
The intercom of the apartment is broken. ZhenZhen goes to the neighbors to collect money for the repair. Some neighbors paid forthrightly, while others thought Zhen Zhen is nosy. Zhen Zhen presses Mr Tsai’s doorbell many times but there is no response, except for some weird dog barking…
During Lunar New Year, a family gathers to eat; but nobody is eating. Grandma looks towards the empty chair, nobody dares to start the meal. The room stays silent as the hot pot bubbles. Everyone gets hungrier and hungrier. The Son has had enough, and breaks the silence. He tells the story of the Argali Goat.
What if love fades? When have we drifted apart? To ease his partner’s fear of her fading fertility, Sen dedicates himself to preparing his body for parenthood. But after the doctor confirms his sperm motility is healthy, Sen recoils from the intimacy he once embraced. As her ovulation window begins to close, the fragile harmony of their marriage starts to unravel beneath the surface.
Nov 2024
Thirty-year-old Zhihong, who is still living with his sister, is a useless young man in the eyes of everyone. His daily pleasure is to peek at his sister's girlfriend Li Yifan through the crack of the curtain. A turmoil about Yifan's relocation gave the two a chance to spend time alone. As their relationship progressed, Zhihong gradually released his long suppressed desire
Nov 2019
On a long winter day, the idea of "death" creeps into Yang Yang’s young heart. When longing transforms into poetry, memories endure eternally in the form of light and shadow.
She just wanted to feel a little lighter—her body, her soul, everything. One day, as she left the swimming pool, Jade noticed her bag seemed to be dripping, the dampness seeping into her very being. Determined to shed it all, she made her choice…
Lonely desolate seaside, a night shot, echoed in the sparsely populated fishing village. Captain SONG came to explore, led squad leader Xing explained that he had seen a ghost on guard duty last night. However, between these three soldiers, seemed to have their own unspeakable desire.
Nov 2017
Jia-ling got notified of her father’s passing due to the COVID, and she returns to Taipei from abroad to take care of the funeral matters. Chen Hsiung is an old man living alone with mild dementia, who mistakes Jia-ling as his married daughter. In the congregate housing shrouded by the pandemic, they found the long lost feeling of accompanying, even just for some brief moment.
Xun, a platoon leader in the Army. On the eve of his discharge, one of his soldiers, Xiao-C, chooses the most brutal way to accuse his abuser. In these barbaric barracks, to endure violence is the law of survival for every recruit. Somehow violence, unconsciously has become unspoken legacy between seniors.