| Little Big Women | |||||||||||||
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| Director: | Joseph Hsu | ||||||||||||
| Producer: | Ching-Song Liao Vivian Hsu | ||||||||||||
| Starring: | Chen Shu-fang Hsieh Ying-xuan Vivian Hsu Sun Ke-fang Ding Ning Buffy Chen | ||||||||||||
| Music: | Blaire Ko | ||||||||||||
| Cinematography: | Jon Keng | ||||||||||||
| Studio: | Each Other Films | ||||||||||||
| Distributor: | Vie Vision Pictures (Taiwan; theatrical) Distribution Workshop (International) Netflix (Worldwide; OTT) | ||||||||||||
| Runtime: | 123 minutes | ||||||||||||
| Country: | Taiwan | ||||||||||||
| Language: | Taiwanese Hokkien Mandarin | ||||||||||||
| Budget: | NT$40 million | ||||||||||||
| Gross: | NT$190 million | ||||||||||||
Little Big Women is a 2020 Taiwanese drama film directed by Joseph Hsu and produced by Vivian Hsu, adapting from an eponymous 2017 short film. Hsu also stars in a lead role, alongside Chen Shu-fang, Hsieh Ying-xuan, Sun Ke-fang, Ding Ning, and Buffy Chen. The film premiered in October 2020 at the Busan International Film Festival.[1] The film became a box office hit in Taiwan.[2]
Lin Xiu-ying (Chen Shu-fang) is a well-known restaurant owner in Tainan. Without the support of her husband, she has single handedly raised three daughters by selling shrimp rolls at a roadside stall. Since then, her daughters have grown up with remarkable achievements. Her eldest daughter A-Qing (Hsieh Ying-xuan) is an international dancer, the second daughter A-Yu (Vivian Hsu) works as a plastic surgeon in Taipei and has a daughter whom she plans to send to study abroad (Buffy Chen), and the youngest daughter Jia-jia (Sun Ke-fang) oversees the restaurant business. On the day of her 70th birthday, Xiu-ying receives news of her husband's passing. While preparing for his funeral, she unexpectedly meets Ms Tsai (Ding Ning) who accompanied her husband through his old age, grappling with a long-buried resentment held over the years.
Also appearing in the film are Lung Shao-hua as Chen Bo-chiang (陳伯昌), Lin Sho-ying's husband and the father of the Chen siblings; Weber Yang as a younger version of Bo-chiang; and Chang Han as Yang Cheng-hsien (楊政賢), a fellow surgeon and the husband of Chen Wan-yu. Ning Chang cameos as He Ching-mei (何晴眉), the supposed third sister of the Chen siblings who was sent away and raised separately. Chang agreed to make a cameo appearance at the invitation of Vivian Hsu without even reading the script and flew to Taiwan from China to participate in the shoot for one day.[3]
| Year | Awards ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref |
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| 2020 | 57th Golden Horse Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | Maya Huang, Joseph Hsu | [4] | |
| Best New Director | Joseph Hsu | ||||
| Best Leading Actress | Chen Shu-fang | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress | Hsieh Ying-xuan | ||||
| Best Original Film Score | Blaire Ko | ||||
| Best Original Film Song | Little Big Women | ||||
| 2021 | 15th Asian Film Awards | Best Actress | Chen Shu-fang | [5] [6] | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Hsieh Ying-xuan |