Yen and Ai-Lee
After serving eight years in prison for killing her abusive father, Yen returns to her hometown in Kaohsiung to reconcile with her past and her mother. Amidst Yen trying to work things out, Ai-Lee, a mysterious acting student who bears an uncanny resemblance to Yen, wanders around the city. As their fates intertwine and a shared secret comes to light, Yen and her mother are forced to confront buried truths.
Captured in evocative black-and-white cinematography, Yen and Ai-Lee is centred around a mother and daughter navigating their complex, conflicting emotions in the shadow of shared trauma. Led by a Golden Horse-winning performance by Yang Kuei-Mei and an equally sensational performance by Kimi Hsia, the film is a portrait of troubled love and people living on while being scarred by the past, told with much depth and nuanced vulnerability.
