The read
Critics rate it 24 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
A coming-of-age story about a young brother and sister whom spend a pivotal summer in the country with their grandparents.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 24 points higher than audiences do.
56 audience votes
Key crew
- Hou Hsiao-hsienDirector
- Chu Tien-WenWriter
- Hou Hsiao-hsienWriter
- Edward YangOriginal Music Composer
- Tu Duu-chihOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Wong Kai-GwongTung-tung
- Lee Suk-ChingTing-ting
- Chen Bo-zhengLiu Chang-min
- Lin Hsiu-LingLin Pi-yun
- Yen Cheng-kuoYen Cheng-kuo
- Nai-Chu TingHuizhen
- Edward YangGuanglin
- Mei FangTung-tung's Grandmother
- Ku ChunTung-tung's Grandfather
- Yang Li-yinHanzi
- Cho Sheng-LiCast
- Chiang Ching-HsiaCast
Stills
Themes
sibling relationshipcoming of agegrandparentsslice of lifeskinny dippingfamilyolder brother younger sistertortoiserural setting