The Absent Stranger

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FILM INFO

Original Title

缺席的陌生人

Year

2024

Film Status

Pre-Production

Duration

110 min

THEME / GENRE

FANTASY / HISTORY / MYSTERY

Director

LAI Meng-jie

Producer

Lynn LIN Hsin-yi, Berton HSU

Cast

Production Company

MaplessLab

Festivals & Awards

Participation Goal

Financing
Pre-Sales
Co-Production
International Distribution
Festival Screening

When a grandson brings his widowed grandmother home, he must face her dementia and lost memories of Taiwan’s White Terror era.

At the funeral of her husband, grandma Xiu-ying does not look upset and even hangs out with her childhood sweetheart, Chi, like a happy girl. Astonished by her behavior, her grandson Yu-chen and his pregnant wife Jie-ru worry about her and bring her back to Taipei. After living together, they find Xiu-ying’s memory and behavior even more strange, and she is eventually diagnosed with dementia. The doctor explains that Xiu-ying may fall into past memories at any time, so if they want to understand how to manage Xiu-ying’ fear and aggression, they need to know more about her relationship with her husband or other men. However, as Yu-chen and Jie-ru build their new life and try to understand more about grandma, Xiu-ying attacks her caretaker and insists that only Chi keep her company…

SALES CONTACT

Company

Swallow Wings Films Co., Ltd.

Contact

Albert YAO

Email

[email protected]

Tel

+886 2 2361 0873

Mobile

+886 910 364 048