The Falls
Chinese瀑布
Literal meaningwaterfall
Hanyu Pinyinpùbù
Directed byChung Mong-hong
Screenplay byChung Mong-hong
Chang Yao-sheng
Produced by
  • Tseng Shao-chien
  • Chu Yu-ning
  • Tung Cheng-yu
StarringAlyssa Chia
Gingle Wang
CinematographyChung Mong-hong
Edited byLai Hsiu-hsiong
Music byLu Lu-Ming
Production
companies
3 NG Film
Bossdom Digiinnovation Group
Mirror Fiction
Oxygen Film Studio
Sky Films Entertainment
Sunnano Biotech
Distributed bySony Pictures
Netflix
Release dates
  • September 6, 2021 (2021-09-06) (Venice)
  • September 13, 2021 (2021-09-13) (TIFF)
  • October 7, 2021 (2021-10-07) (Busan)
  • October 29, 2021 (2021-10-29) (Taiwan)
Running time
129 minutes
CountryTaiwan
LanguageMandarin
BudgetNT$70 million[1]

The Falls (Chinese: 瀑布) is a 2021 Taiwanese drama film directed and written by Chung Mong-hong and starring Alyssa Chia and Gingle Wang. The film is scheduled to have its world premiere in the Horizons section at the 78th Venice International Film Festival.[2] It was selected as the Taiwanese entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards.[3] The film won 4 awards and was nominated for 11 at the 58th Golden Horse Awards.[4][5] It is available in more than 190 countries and regions on Netflix on January 29, 2022.[6]

Plot

During the COVID-19 pandemic, a mother and her teenage daughter's relationship becomes strained while they quarantine in their apartment. A mother has been hearing sounds of waterfalls since then.[7]

Cast

  • Alyssa Chia as Lo Pin-wen
  • Gingle Wang as Wang Jing
  • Lee Lee-zen as Wang Qi-wen
  • Chen Yi-wen as Mr. Chen
  • Liu Liang-tso as superintendent of the apartment building
  • Yang Li-yin as domestic helper
  • Chang Shao-huai as doctor
  • Hsu Wei-ning as doctor
  • Liu Kuan-ting as firefighter
  • Vent Teng as a customer of grocery store
  • Huang Hsin-yao as an employee of superstore
  • Queen Wei as Ru-yun
  • Sung Shao-ching as Mr. Chen
  • Waa Wei as Ru-xuan
  • Hung Xiao-ling as Qi-wen's second wife
  • Max Su as a news anchor

Release

The Falls (Taiwanese) had its world premiere at the 2021 Venice Film Festival on 6 September 2021.[8] It was also screened at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival on 13 September 2021.[9] It was screened at the 26th Busan International Film Festival in October 2021.

Awards and nominations

Year Awards ceremony Category Nominee Result Ref
2021 78th Venice International Film Festival Venice Horizons Award: Best Film The Falls Nominated [2]
58th Golden Horse Awards Best Feature Film The Falls Won [4][5]
Best Director Chung Mong-hong Nominated
Best Leading Actress Alyssa Chia Won
Gingle Wang Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Chung Mong-hong and Chang Yao-sheng Won
Best Cinematography Chung Mong-hong Nominated
Best Visual Effects Aben Lee, Peter Hsieh, Wang Yung-lun Nominated
Best Art Direction Chao Shih-hao Nominated
Best Makeup and Costume Design Hsu Li-wen Nominated
Best Original Film Score Lu Luming Won
Best Film Editing Lai Hsiu-hsiung Nominated
6th New Mexico Critics Awards Best Foreign-Language Film The Falls Won [10][11]
Best Original Screenplay Chung Mong-hong and Chang Yao-sheng Runner-up
Best Actress Alyssa Chia Runner-up

See also

References

  1. ↑ 江珮瑜 (2021-10-14). "賈靜雯、王淨《瀑布》演母女 鍾孟宏曝曾深感疑慮". China Times.
  2. 1 2 "Orizzonti". labiennale.org. La Biennale di Venezia. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  3. ↑ "'The Falls' to represent Taiwan at 2022 Oscars - Focus Taiwan". Focus Taiwan. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  4. 1 2 Frater, Patrick (27 November 2021). "'Revolution of Our Times,' 'The Falls' Triumph at Golden Horse Film Awards". Variety. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2021". Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "過年在家也能看金馬獎大片《瀑布》！Netflix 1月29日獨家上架". Marie Claire Taiwan. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  7. ↑ Brzeski, Patrick (2 September 2021). "Venice: Taiwan's Chung Mong-Hong on Reinventing His Whole Creative Process to Make 'The Falls'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  8. ↑ Vivarelli, Nick (July 26, 2021). "Venice Film Festival Full Lineup Unveiled – Live Updates". Variety. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  9. ↑ Rubin, Rebecca (2021-07-20). "Toronto Film Festival Lineup Adds 'Dear Evan Hansen,' 'The Eyes of Tammy Faye' and 'Clifford the Big Red Dog'". Variety. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  10. ↑ 新墨西哥影評人協會（New Mexico Film Critics） (2021-12-12). "Best Foreign-Language: WINNER: "The Falls" (Taiwan)". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  11. ↑ "6th New Mexico Critics Awards". cinemasight. 2021-12-12. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
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