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The Falls

2021 · 129 min

A slow, emotionally taxing watch that traps you in a cramped apartment with a fraying mother-daughter bond, building quiet dread and sorrow.

Directed by: Chung Mong-hong
Genres: Drama
Starring: Alyssa Chia Ching-Wen, Gingle Wang, Chen Yi-wen

Overview: After having to quarantine together during COVID-19, a mother and daughter are forced to confront their personal obstacles and relationship tensions.

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Directed by: Chung Mong-hong
Genres: Drama
Starring: Alyssa Chia Ching-Wen, Gingle Wang, Chen Yi-wen

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
isolation
trauma
healing
Places: home
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Chung Mong-hong
Written by: Chung Mong-hong, Chang Yao-sheng
Starring: Alyssa Chia Ching-Wen, Gingle Wang, Chen Yi-wen, Lee Lee-zen, Liu Liang-tso, Yang Li-yin, Sung Shau-ching, Waa Wei
Cinematography: Chung Mong-hong
Runtime: 129 min
Country: Taiwan, United States of America
Languages: Mandarin

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