''Synapses'' (), also known as ''The Beloved Stranger'', is a 2019 Taiwanese film directed and written by

Chang Tso-chi Chang Tso-chi (; born 26 December 1961) is a Taiwanese film director. His 2002 film '' The Best Of Times'' was entered into the 59th Venice International Film Festival. His films won Golden Horse Award for Best Feature Film two times, for '' The ...

, starring

Lü Hsueh-feng Lü Hsueh-feng (, born 8 May 1964) is a Taiwanese actress. In 2015, she won the Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the film ''Thanatos, Drunk''. Early life Lü Hsueh-feng was born into a family of songs and ...

, Oscar Chiu. The film debuted at the 2019

Golden Horse Film Festival The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards () is a film festival and awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan. It was founded in 1962 by the Government Information Office of the Republic of China (ROC) in Taiwan. The awards ceremony is us ...

Plot

Many problems in the Zhang family, but one eventful summer changes many things. Zhang Junxiong is diagnosed with Alzheimer's, and his condition weighs heavily on his wife Wang Feng (

) and the rest of the family. His daughter-Xiao Meng is released on parole from a long prison term and struggles to reconnect with her illegitimate son Ah Chuan and her loose-cannon ex-boyfriend Ah Wen.

Cast

as Wang Feng * Oscar Chiu as Ah Wen * Li Meng as Xiao Meng * Li Ying-chuan as Ah Chuan

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt7835010 Taiwanese drama films Chinese-language films