OLD FOX

Following his 2018 film Father to Son, HSIAO Ya-chuan released another feature film after a gap of five years. The film is produced by HOU Hsiao-hsien, Fumiko OSAKA, and Elisa Y.H. LIN.
蕭雅全繼2018年電影《范保德》時隔5年再度推出的長片作品，劉冠廷、白潤音、陳慕義、劉奕兒、門脇麥、黃健瑋主演，侯孝賢、小坂史子及林逸心擔任監製。

In 1989, eleven-year-old LIAO Jie and his father had been diligently saving money, hoping to be able to purchase a house of their own within three years. Unbeknownst to them, the world around them was undergoing rapid changes. Property prices skyrocketed, and in the blink of an eye, their savings were no longer sufficient. Frustrated, LIAO came to realize the harsh reality of poverty. In stark contrast to his father, their landlord—referred to as “Old Fox” by the locals—emerged as a victor, and seemed a better mentor for LIAO. Old Fox taught LIAO survival skills in this unforgiving society, something his father had never imparted. However, LIAO ended up hurting Old Fox with the lessons he had learned. Like his father, LIAO is someone who always empathizes with others. It is this quality that prevents LIAO from becoming another “Old Fox”.
1989年，11歲的廖界與父親慢慢存錢，以為再三年就可以買房子，但他們沒注意到世界正在改變。一瞬間他們的錢變得不夠，挫敗的廖界體會到貧窮的現實。相對於父親，人稱老狐狸的房東似乎更能給他人生的指引。廖界在老狐狸身上學的，讓他傷害了老狐狸。但他又如自己的父親，有同理別人的特質，使他終究沒有成為另一個老狐狸。