Taiwan / 2015 / DCP / Colour / 78min
TSENG Wen-Chen
TSENG Wen-Chen is active in both drama and
documentary. The film “Spring: The Story of HSU Chin-Yu” won the Best
Documentary award from Golden Horse Film Festival and Taiwan award from Taiwan
International Documentary Festival in 2002. She was the director of “Madame
Chiang Kai-shek” in 2003. “Fishing Luck” in 2005 was shown in the 18th
Tokyo International Film Festival, 10th Busan International Film
Festival, Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival and Fukuoka Asian Film
Festival. Year 2011 she finished “Dream Hair Salon”, a film about migrants in
Taiwan. Year 2015 she finished the film “What Makes Love Last”, a film about
the disadvantaged people in Taiwan society. Currently she is working on migrant
worker issues.
Synopsis
Graduated student Pei-hua, interior
decoration worker Wen-tu, home maker Feng-jiao, Chinese migrant Jian-hung and
indigenous people Dou-bu are all care takers. Regardless of the weather, they
rush from house to house to help those families in need. It seems to be nothing
to work as a caretaker. In fact, they give out love and care and at the same
time realize the value and meaning of human being.
This film documents the stories of these
five caretakers and the ones who are being take care of. The interaction
between the two is what makes love last.
