Yen and Ai-Lee (2024)
October 10, 2024Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Hsia Yu-chiao
Yen/Allie
Yang Kuei-Mei
Wu Ai-Lee
Sam Tseng
Ren
Ki-pin Ng
Cheng
I-Le Hsieh
Wei
Winnie Chang
Chieh Chang
Ray Fan
Actress
Yu Chieh Hsu
Chang-Ying Hsieh
Ray Fan
Elsie Yeh
Penny Tsai Pei-ling
Production Design
Kartik Vijay
Director of Photography
Tom Lin
Director / Writer
Clifford Miu
Producer
Kar Yan Yip
Costume Design
Kuo Li-Chi
Sound
Masaki Hayashi
Original Music Composer
Tom Lin
Editor
Ching-Han Yang
Gaffer
Linhan Zhang
Producer
Wang Lan-shen
Fiona Roan
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Release DateOctober 10, 2024
Original Name小雁與吳愛麗
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 47m
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Yen and Ai-Lee (Chinese: 小雁與吳愛麗) is a 2024 Taiwanese drama film directed and written by Tom Lin Shu-yu. Starring Kimi Hsia, Yang Kuei-mei, Sam Tseng, and Ng Ki-pin, the film explores themes of domestic violence and follows the reconciliation between a young woman (Hsia), who murders her abusive father, and her mother (Yang).
Marking his fifth feature film, director-screenwriter Tom Lin Shu-yu conceived the project to collaborate with his wife Kimi Hsia, with the protagonist's character arc basing on Hsia's real life experiences. Lin began writing the screenplay in 2022 and production began in 2023, primarily filming in Kaohsiung and shot entirely in black-and-white.
The film had its world premiere in competition at the 29th Busan International Film Festival on 5 October 2024, where it won the Kim Jiseok Award, making it the first Taiwanese film to win in this category. It was then release theatrically in Taiwan on 10 October. The film received eight nominations in the 61st Golden Horse Awards, with Kimi Hsia, Yang Kuei-mei, and Sam Tseng nominated for Best Leading Actress, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Supporting Actor, respectively.