''The Falls'' () is a 2021 Taiwanese

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directed and written by

Chung Mong-hong Chung Mong-hong (; born 1965), also known by his pseudonym, Nagao Nakashima ( ja, 中島長雄, Nakashima Nagao; or in zh, p=Zhōngdǎo Zhǎngxióng), is a Taiwanese film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. Career Chung received Golde ...

and starring

Alyssa Chia Alyssa Chia Ching-wen (; born 7 October 1974) is a Taiwanese actress and television host. She is known for her roles in television series such as the period dramas ''The Prince of Han Dynasty'', ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'' and '' Lady W ...

and

Gingle Wang Gingle Wang (Chinese: 王淨; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ''Ông Chēng''; pinyin: Wáng Jìng; born 7 February 1998) is a Taiwanese actress and writer. Rapidly gaining reputation from her work across various films and television productions, she already e ...

. The film is scheduled to have its world premiere in the Horizons section at the

78th Venice International Film Festival The 78th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 1 to 11 September 2021. South Korean director Bong Joon-ho was appointed as the President of the Jury, marking the first time a South Korean director has been picked as the festiv ...

. It was selected as the Taiwanese entry for the Best International Feature Film at the

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. The film won 4 awards and was nominated for 11 at the

58th Golden Horse Awards The 58th Golden Horse Awards () were held on November 27, 2021, at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (Taipei), Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan. Organized by the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Executive Committee, the awards honored the ...

. It is exclusively available in more than 190 countries and regions on

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on January 29, 2022.

Plot

During the

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, a mother and her teenage daughter's relationship becomes strained while they quarantine in their apartment. A mother has been hearing sounds of waterfalls since then.

Cast

as Lo Pin-wen *

as Wang Jing *

Lee Lee-zen Lee Lee-zen (, born 6 January 1974) is a Taiwanese actor, television host and singer. He began his career in 1996 as a singer, and went on to make his acting debut in the television series ''Chrysalis '' (1999). Since then, he has starred in te ...

as Wang Qi-wen *

Chen Yi-wen Chen Yi-wen (; born 1966) is a Taiwanese filmmaker and actor. Career While Taiwanese directors are often associated with slower-paced, personal art films, Chen decided early on when he entered the film industry that he wanted to produce high ...

as Mr. Chen * Liu Liang-tso as superintendent of the apartment building *

Yang Li-yin Yang may refer to: * Yang, in yin and yang, one half of the two symbolic polarities in Chinese philosophy * Korean yang, former unit of currency of Korea from 1892 to 1902 * YANG, a data modeling language for the NETCONF network configuration pr ...

as domestic helper * Chang Shao-huai as doctor *

Hsu Wei-ning Hsu Wei-ning (; born 7 August 1984), also known as Tiffany Ann Hsu, is a Taiwanese actress. Hsu began her career as a model, and first came to attention for her supporting roles in the Taiwanese drama series '' It Started with a Kiss'' and its ...

as doctor *

Liu Kuan-ting Liu Kuan-ting (; born November 11, 1988) is a Taiwanese actor. He received the Golden Bell Award for Best Supporting Actor for the hit drama series ''A Boy Named Flora A'' (2017). In 2019, he won Best Supporting Actor at the 56th Golden Horse A ...

as firefighter *

Vent Teng Vent Teng (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ''Thèn Chì-fûng''; born 1950) is a Taiwanese comedian and actor. Teng's paternal ancestry can be traced to Guangdong. Two of his siblings became a hairdresser and actor, respectively. Teng also pursued a career in ...

as a customer of grocery store * Huang Hsin-yao as an employee of superstore * Queen Wei as Ru-yun * Sung Shao-ching as Mr. Chen *

Waa Wei Waa Wei (; born 10 October 1982) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter, radio DJ, author, actress and artist. She was the former lead vocalist of the indie band Natural Q. She has published seven solo albums: ''La Dolce Vita'' in 2007, ''Graceful Porc ...

as Ru-xuan * Hung Xiao-ling as Qi-wen's second wife * Max Su as a news anchor

Release

''The Falls'' (Taiwanese) had its world premiere at the

2021 Venice Film Festival The 78th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 1 to 11 September 2021. South Korean director Bong Joon-ho was appointed as the President of the Jury, marking the first time a South Korean director has been picked as the fest ...

on 6 September 2021. It was also screened at the

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on 13 September 2021. It was screened at the

26th Busan International Film Festival The 26th Busan International Film Festival opened on October 6 at the Busan Cinema Center in Busan, South Korea with South Korean film '' Heaven: To the Land of Happiness'' by Im Sang-soo. Park So-dam and Song Joong-ki hosted the opening of the ...

in October 2021.

Awards and nominations

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