Farewell, My Lovely
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Country/Region:
Taipei, Taiwan
Release Year: 2021
Release Year: 2021
Story:
Friendless ne’er-do-well ZhiMing works nightshifts as a parking security guard. One day, at the seaside, ZhiMing unexpectedly saves A-Yao, a youth, from drowning himself in the ocean. A-Yao, his conscience stirred, decides to postpone his suicide, and uses his last day on Earth helping ZhiMing realize his heart’s desire. In memory of the departed, but also in consolation of the living, the director uses the medium of film to gently wave goodbye to a lost friend, who left before he could be bid farewell.
Friendless ne’er-do-well ZhiMing works nightshifts as a parking security guard. One day, at the seaside, ZhiMing unexpectedly saves A-Yao, a youth, from drowning himself in the ocean. A-Yao, his conscience stirred, decides to postpone his suicide, and uses his last day on Earth helping ZhiMing realize his heart’s desire. In memory of the departed, but also in consolation of the living, the director uses the medium of film to gently wave goodbye to a lost friend, who left before he could be bid farewell.
Casts & Crews:
Fan Wenhan
Directors
Runtime:
30
minutes
Language:
Mandarin
Subtitles:
Chinese，English
Festivals & Awards:
2021 Golden Harvest Film Festival-Special Jury Prize, Taiwan
2021 Golden Harvest Film Festival-Special Jury Prize, Taiwan
Tags:
# Taiwan # Life and death # friends
Director‘s Statement:
A few years ago, a friend of mine passed away from this world, and to this day, I still can't find anything positive in his death. To honor his memory, and to comfort myself, I invented the story of a desperate man at the end of his life who formed a friendship and shared an adventure with another man, in the hope that others, like me, who never got a chance to say goodbye, would gently wave goodbye to him through the film.
Casts & Crews
Fan Wenhan
Director
