| Father to Son | |
| Director: | Hsiao Ya-chuan |
| Music: | Chris HouSummer Lei |
| Cinematography: | Tse-chung Lin |
| Editing: | Yi-Ju Tung |
| Studio: | Bit ProductionPixelfly Digital Effects |
| Distributor: | Ablaze Image |
| Runtime: | 115 minutes |
| Country: | Taiwan |
| Language: | Mandarin |
| Gross: | NT$3.78 million |
Father to Son is a 2018 Taiwanese drama film directed and written by Hsiao Ya-chuan. The production companies behind the film are Bit Production in association with Pixelfly Digital Effects.
The film was produced by Shih-Wei Chang, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Jui-Lan Hsiao and Michael Wang. The music was composed by Chris Hou and Summer Lei, and it was produced by Ivan Linn. The film was distributed by Ablaze Image.[1]
Van Pao-Te, who is now 60 years old, finds himself suffering from a serious illness. Instead of getting treatment, he decides to go to Japan to look for his father who abandoned him 50 years ago with the company of his son.[2] At the same time, a young man from Hong Kong who is somehow related to Van Pao-Te's past comes to Taiwan. Two unknown journeys of self-reconciliation begin.[3] [4]
Father to Son premiered in the Netherlands at the International Film Festival Rotterdam on January 29, 2018,[5] followed by a Spanish premiere at the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival on April 8,[6] a premiere in Hungary at the Titanic International Filmpresence Festival on April 12,[7] and a Taiwanese premiere at the Taipei Film Festival on June 28.
| Year | Award | Recipient | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Best Director | Xiao Yaquan | [8] | |
| Best Soundtrack | Lei Guangxia, Hou Zhijian | |||
| Best Art Design | Huang Wenying, Wang Zhicheng |
| Year | Award | Recipient | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Best New Actor | Fu Meng-po | [9] | |
| Best Original Music | Lei Guangxia, Hou Zhijian | |||
| Best Original Song | Lei Guangxia "deeply ruthless" | |||
| Best Art Design | Huang Wenying, Wang Zhicheng | |||
| Best Sound | Guo Liqi |