Netherlands / Jan 29, 2018 / International Film Festival Rotterdam
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
On his 60th birthday, Van is told that he is seriously ill. But instead of going to Taipei for treatment, his illness leads him to Japan. Together with his son, he goes in search of the father who abandoned him 50 years ago. At the same time, a young man with a mysterious connection to Van's past is travelling from Hong Kong to Taiwan.
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 范保德 |
| Original language | 普通话 (ZH) |
| Spoken languages | 普通话 |
| Production countries | Taiwan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | BIT Production, Pixelfly Digital Effects |
| Official site | fathertoson.tw |
| Release date | 17 agosto 2018 |
| Executive producer | Hou Hsiao-hsien |
| Production | Chang Shih-Wei, Hsiao Jui-Lan, Michael Wang |
| Writer | Hsiao Ya-chuan |
| Editing | Liao Ching-sung |
| Cinematography | Lin Tse-chung |
| Assistant directors | Hsiao Ya-chuan |
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| Camera operators | Lin Tse-chung |
| Additional photography | Lin Tse-chung |
| Production design | Huang Wen-ying, Wang Chih-cheng |
| Art direction | Wang Chih-cheng, Huang Wen-ying |
| Set decoration | Huang Wen-ying, Wang Chih-cheng |
| Music | Chris Hou, Summer Lei, Li Chi Kuo, Yan Sheng-wen, Vivien Loh |
| Sound | Chris Hou, Summer Lei, Li Chi Kuo, Yan Sheng-wen, Vivien Loh |
| Costume design | Chen Chia-Min |
| Makeup | Chen Chia-Min |
| Hairstyling | Chen Chia-Min |
Release dates
Premiere
Spain / Apr 08, 2018 / Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival
Hungary / Apr 12, 2018 / Titanic International Filmpresence Festival
Taiwan / Jun 28, 2018 / Taipei Film Festival
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Poland / Nov 14, 2018 / Five Flavours Asian Film Festival
Theatrical release
Taiwan / Aug 17, 2018
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