The Island That All Flow By
7.2
What is a mature relationship? How many types of family structures are there? Age, Class, Gender and Survival continue to distort the facets of emotional relationships among humans. I like to think that Taiwanese are like desperate fishes in troubled waters, struggling to get to the water surface for a breath of fresh air. In 2013, Taiwan bids goodbye to the toll booth system as it launches a new electrical device called eTag. With the new system, Chia-wen, a middle-aged divorcee working in a toll booth on the freeway, is about to be laid off. Her financial burden increases when her teenage son is charged with sexual assault. At this difficult time, Chia-wen meets Chih-hao, who promises to help in exchange for sex. Standing at a crossroads in her life, Chia-wen is uncertain which step to take next.
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Cast
7 people
Ivy Yin
Lin Chia-Wen
Known for
A Sun
Cities of Last Things
Rexen Cheng
Wang Chih-Hao
Known for
The Victims' Game
Classmates Minus
Ching-lin Chan
Andrew Chen
Fu Yen-Chao
Also in
Tears on Fire
Bosch
Jen-Shuo Cheng
Wang Chih-Hao
Sean Liu
Wang Chih-Pin
Also in
Oh No! Here Comes Trouble
Taiwan Crime Stories
Diana Tai
Tsai Shu-Chien
Also in
At the Moment
Deep Quiet Room
Chan Ching-lin Director
Budget $70K · First release April 29, 2016 · Produced in Taiwan
Box office
Budget
$70,000
Production
CTV
Production
Taiwan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
川流之島
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Taiwan · April 29, 2016
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
China
July 22, 2017 · FIRST International Film Festival Xining
Hong Kong SAR China
September 28, 2017 · InDPanda International Film Festival
Japan
March 14, 2018 · Osaka Asian Film Festival
Singapore
May 2, 2018 · Singapore Chinese Film Festival
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