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 exclusively available in more than 190 countries and regions on Netflix on January 29, 2022.[6]
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Chinese | 瀑布 |
Mandarin | pùbù |
Literally | waterfall |
Directed by | Chung Mong-hong |
Screenplay by | Chung Mong-hong Chang Yao-sheng |
Produced by |
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Starring | Alyssa Chia Gingle Wang |
Cinematography | Chung Mong-hong |
Edited by | Lai Hsiu-hsiong |
Music by | Lu Lu-Ming |
Production companies | 3 NG Film Bossdom Digiinnovation Group Mirror Fiction Oxygen Film Studio Sky Films Entertainment Sunnano Biotech |
Distributed by | Sony Pictures Netflix |
Release dates |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
Country | Taiwan |
Language | Mandarin |
Budget | NT$70 million[1] |
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]
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.
Year | Awards ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref |
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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 | |||
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