The Moon Also Rises

Rating: PG
Release Date: 2005/06/18
Director: Lin Zheng-Shen
Cast: Shi Yi-Nan, Yang Gui-Mei, Lin Jia-Yu

By Chen Ming-Ren Translated by Cara Steenstra

Bao-Chai brings her teenage daughter Xi-Lian back to her old homestead on Du-Lan Mountain. In sunny Taitung, Bao-Chai tries to escape the people of her past and the shadow of the previous landlord. The reclusive woman has been through a difficult divorce and spends her days staring at the Pacific Ocean and Green Island, convinced that her broken heart will always be sealed amongst this forest. However, young Xi-Lian looks forward to a life of love and freedom under the bright blue skies. Under the same blue skies, the challenges and conflicts of two generations seem so light and so heavy at the same time.