A mother and her two daughters move to Taipei to open a noodle stand at a vibrant night market, but family secrets and tradition test their fresh start.
Directed by Tsou Shih-ching
dysfunctional family
single mother
meerkat
taipei
mother and daughter
sisters
night market
grandmother's birthday
noodles
Rank
#49 in 2025·#1542 overall
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Letterboxd
3.9 / 5
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Cast
Ma Shih-yuan
I-Ann
Janel Tsai
Shu-Fen
Nina Ye
I-Jing
Brando Huang
Johnny
Akio Chen
Wen-Xong Cheng
Chao Xin-yan
Xue-Mei Wu
Hsia Teng-hung
A-Ming
Alvin Lin
Pei-Lan Chen
Blaire Chang
Xiao-Hong
Trần Thu Liễu
Ali
Franco Chiang
Jiang-Qing Cheng
Liz Chen
Xiao-Ping
Crew
Tsou Shih-ching
Director
Sean Baker
Screenplay
Tsou Shih-ching
Screenplay
Sean Baker
Editor
Chen Ko-chin
Director of Photography
Sean Baker
Producer
Alex C. Lo
Executive Producer
Tsou Shih-ching
Producer
Alice Labadie
Producer
Jean Labadie
Producer
Popular Reviews
386 reviews
Amman
10.0★ · 10/03/25
Cracks the formula for timeless Asian cinema:
Adults caught up in life 🤝 adorable child doing side quests
The cinematography and camera work was phenomenal. It made me want to google how some of the shots were filmed.
Cracks the formula for timeless Asian cinema:
Adults caught up in life 🤝 adorable child doing side quests
The cinematography and camera work was phenomenal. It made me want to google how some of the shots were filmed.
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Nick
7.0★ · 02/25/26
Η αντίθεση χρώματος εικόνας με "χρώματος" ιστορίας μου θύμισε σε έναν βαθμό το le bonheur της βαρντα. Δεν είμαι πολυ φαν του να γυρίζουμε σε αιφον αλλα τελος παντων λειτουργει. Σαν αριστερόχειρας εννοείται φώναζαν οι παππούδες μου στους γονείς μου: ΤΙ ΚΑΝΕΙ ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΜΕ ΤΟ ΖΑΒΟ; ΒΑΛΤΟΝ ΝΑ ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΜΕ ΤΟ ΔΕΞΙ
Η αντίθεση χρώματος εικόνας με "χρώματος" ιστορίας μου θύμισε σε έναν βαθμό το le bonheur της βαρντα. Δεν είμαι πολυ φαν του να γυρίζουμε σε αιφον αλλα τελος παντων λειτουργει. Σαν αριστερόχειρας εννοείται φώναζαν οι παππούδες μου στους γονείς μου: ΤΙ ΚΑΝΕΙ ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΜΕ ΤΟ ΖΑΒΟ; ΒΑΛΤΟΝ ΝΑ ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΜΕ ΤΟ ΔΕΞΙ
1
Nathan Zeidan
8.0★ · 11/28/25
Just all around good movie
Just all around good movie
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George S
8.0★ · 09/06/25
TIFF #3: You can really see Shih-Ching Tsou’s influence in earlier Sean Baker films after watching this. A great representation of the dark sides of Chinese speaking families, and all shot on iPhone!
TIFF #3: You can really see Shih-Ching Tsou’s influence in earlier Sean Baker films after watching this. A great representation of the dark sides of Chinese speaking families, and all shot on iPhone!
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Jamie Millard
7.7★ · 04/26/26
Dogs are dirty but a meerkats no problem? This was great really beautiful film especially impressive that the whole thing was shot on iPhone. Skip the dub it's not very good and the rewritten dialogue is bad the mouth movements aren't lining up either way.
Dogs are dirty but a meerkats no problem? This was great really beautiful film especially impressive that the whole thing was shot on iPhone. Skip the dub it's not very good and the rewritten dialogue is bad the mouth movements aren't lining up either way.
