The read
Critics rate it 30 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Lin Hsiao-yang tries to keep her family together while working as a waitress at Kentucky Fried Chicken and going to night school. With no mother and her father currently working out of town, it is up to Lin Hsiao-yang to take care of her younger siblings, who are slipping into a life of crime.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 30 points higher than audiences do.
32 audience votes
Key crew
- Hou Hsiao-hsienDirector
- Chang Hung-YiOriginal Music Composer
- Chu Tien-WenWriter
Cast
- Yang LinLin Hsiao-Yang
- Jack KaoLin Hsiao-Fang
- Li Tian-LuGrandfather
- Tsui Fu-ShengHsiao-Yang's Father
- Hsin Shu-FenHsiao-Fen
- Grace Chen Shu-FangCast
- Wu Nien-jenTutor
- Lin JuCast
- Yu An-shunHsiao-Yang's Classmate
- Sit Chi-JingCast
- Vega TsaiHsiao-Wei
- Chih-Cheng HsuehCast
Stills
Themes
melancholynostalgiclyrical