An Outing

An Outing

Drama︱28’40”︱2015︱Taiwan︱HD︱NTSC︱Color︱English Subtitles

Director:  JIN Zhong-hua

2015, Official Selection, 4th Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival

2016, Grand Prize, Best International Short, Best Drama & Best Director, Canada Shorts Film Festival, Canada

2016, Gold World Medal, Best Student Film, 2016 New York Festivals® International TV & Film Awards, USA

Synopsis

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JIA-CHAO has been living with his autistic brother JIA-LE for more than 10 years. He looks after JIA-LE, who is dependent on him in every way. However, he is trapped in this care-giving role. He lost his dignity and his girlfriend JING-RU because of his sense of self-abasement. One day, JIA-CHAO took his brother to the mountains on an outing, but JIA-LE went missing while they were playing hide-and-seek. Living alone for the first time in his life, JIA-CHAO faces unspeakable misery and fear...

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