Flotsam and Jetsam (film)

Flotsam and Jetsam
Promotional poster
Traditional Chinese夏日天空的那匹紅馬
Simplified Chinese夏日天空的那匹红马
Literal meaning"Red horse in the summer sky"
Hanyu PinyinXià rì tiān kōng dì nà pǐ hóng mǎ
Directed byChang Tso-chi
Written byChang Tso-chi
Produced byKao Wen-hung
Vincent Chen
StarringFox Lee
Tung Liang-yu
Production
company
Simple View Production
Release date
Running time
98 minutes[1]
CountryTaiwan
LanguagesMandarin
Taiwanese

Flotsam and Jetsam (Chinese: 夏日天空的那匹紅馬) is a 2022 Taiwanese drama film written and directed by Chang Tso-chi.[2] [3]

Premise

A runaway girl, Hui-zhen, arrives at a seaside village to find her biological father she had never met before. There, she meets the mysterious teenager Liang and his family, and begins a journey of love and atonement.

Cast

  • Chen Ming as Chen You-ming
  • Fox Lee as Hui-zhen
  • Tung Liang-yu as Liang
  • Chen Ying-ru
  • Wu Wei-han
  • Chang Che-kuei
  • Chung Shang-ting

Reception

The film received attention for its cinematography and emotional soundtrack.[4]

Awards and nominations

Awards Category Recipient Result Ref.
59th Golden Horse Awards Best Director Chang Tso-chi Nominated [5]

References

  1. ^ "台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival | 夏日天空的那匹紅馬". www.goldenhorse.org.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  2. ^ "張作驥新作《紅馬》前進坎城發表 《陌生人》再獲亞洲電影節最佳影片 - 娛樂". 中時新聞網 (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  3. ^ "【2022 金馬獎】第 59 屆金馬獎完整入圍名單揭曉！《智齒》入圍 14 獎大豐收，《咒》、《一家子兒咕咕叫》入圍 13 獎緊追在後". GQ Taiwan (in Chinese). 27 September 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  4. ^ Han Cheung (30 December 2022). "Movie review: Flotsam and Jetsam". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Hong Kong film 'Limbo' leads Golden Horse Award nominations - Focus Taiwan". focustaiwan.tw. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.