Colorblind girl A-Kuei feels alienated and misunderstood. She’s raised by her grandmother who would rather believe she is possessed than hear her feelings. The only person in the village who understands her is her bookworm cousin A-Hsien. He tells her that there is an island far away in the South Pacific where everyone is also colorblind due to a genetic mutation. As A-Kuei develops a hazy affection for A-Hsien, she begins to discover his secrets. Both teens long to escape from their remote seaside village, travel far away to a place where they can find unbridled happiness and truly be themselves.
Writer - director FU Tien-Yu's debut feature is a quirky and colorful coming-of-age story that tackles issues of grandparenting, single-parent families and a young girl's sense of alienation through the metaphor of colorblindness. Building on its perceptive character sketches, authentic performances and compassionate representation of its rustic coastal setting, with more ambitiously imaginative sequences , even integrating animation, the film departs from traditionally realist Taiwanese films to create something more playful, childlike and magical.
Born in 1973, FU received her M.A. in Media Ecology and Cinema Studies at New York University, and began filmmaking under the encouragement of director WU Nien-Jen. She of ten imaginatively transforms social issues into tender stories about women and and explores characters' complex emotions. Her directorial work includes My Egg Boy (2016).
★ 2009 Taipei Film Festival
★ 2009 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
★ 2009 Hong Kong International Film Fesvaltival
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