Little Big Women (Chinese: 孤味) is a 2020 Taiwanese drama film directed by Joseph Hsu,[1] adapted from an eponymous 2017 short film. The film premiered in October 2020 at the Busan International Film Festival.[2] The film became a box office hit in Taiwan.[3]
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Chinese | 孤味 |
Mandarin | Gūwèi |
Hokkien | Ko̍-bī |
Directed by | Joseph Hsu |
Written by | Maya Huang Joseph Hsu |
Based on | Guo Mie (short film) by Joseph Hsu |
Produced by | Ching-Song Liao Vivian Hsu |
Starring | Chen Shu-fang Hsieh Ying-xuan Vivian Hsu Sun Ke-fang Ding Ning Buffy Chen |
Cinematography | Jon Keng |
Music by | Blaire Ko |
Production company | Each Other Films |
Distributed by | Vie Vision Pictures (Taiwan; theatrical) Distribution Workshop (International) Netflix (Worldwide; OTT) |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
Country | Taiwan |
Languages | Taiwanese Hokkien Mandarin |
Budget | NT$40 million |
Box office | NT$190 million |
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 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.
Year | Awards ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref |
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2020 | 57th Golden Horse Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | Maya Huang, Joseph Hsu | Nominated | [4] |
Best New Director | Joseph Hsu | Nominated | |||
Best Leading Actress | Chen Shu-fang | Won | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Hsieh Ying-xuan | Nominated | |||
Best Original Film Score | Blaire Ko | Nominated | |||
Best Original Film Song | Little Big Women | Nominated | |||
2021 | 15th Asian Film Awards | Best Actress | Chen Shu-fang | Nominated | [5][6] |
Best Supporting Actress | Hsieh Ying-xuan | Nominated |