Daniel Wang

Liu Hui is a widower whose son lives in America. She insists on living alone in the house she shared with her late husband, a calligrapher, and is surrounded by fond memories. As she gradually joins community activities, she strikes up an acquaintance with the kind and shy building caretaker who faces a quandary over a stray cat. Small moments together reveal loneliness and companionship.

After a grueling night shift, Johney, a Filipino migrant worker, returns to find strangers clearing out her dorm—installing heavy machinery and claiming to “inspect the factory.” As tensions erupt, Johney fights to protect her home—and a secret she’s kept hidden inside.

Yue's brother was executed by the government. Determined to bring his body back home, Yue goes to Taipei alone and is nearly sold by human traffickers. Luckily, she is saved by Chao Kung-tao, a discharged soldier. Seeing no prospects in his own life, he decides to help Yue. Two people with no relations become friends in need, embarking on a journey that could cost them their lives.

1961, post-war Taiwan. Ma Shuisheng, the eldest son of the Ma family, is forced to sell the family's ancestral land to purchase morphine for his ailing parents, providing them relief from pain. Eventually, Shuisheng faces a heart-wrenching decision between their last piece of farmland and his newborn child.