

A documentary director, with Aunt Po Wah’s 70-year-old photo, searches Saigon but finds only memories. Her stories of family and longing shared in Teochew, China, intertwine with Vietnam’s present, casting him adrift in a dreamlike reality.
Status
Released
Original Language
CN

Alone in her empty flat, from her window Anne observes the people passing by who nervously snatch up the personal belongings and pieces of furniture she has put out on the pavement. Her final gesture of taking a ring off her finger signals she is leaving her previous life in Holland behind. She goes to Ireland, where she chooses to lead a solitary, wandering existence, striding through the austere landscapes of Connemara. During her travels, she discovers a house that is home to a hermit, Martin.

A man reflects on the lost love of his youth and his long-ago journey from Taiwan to America as he begins to reconnect with his estranged daughter.