Everyone wants their life to a perfect circle, but always failed with a missing piece. Dao-Fung, who has strange psychological symptom, five second’s blank, had decided to cure himself by a travel and arrived Riguang village in Taitung. He met four interesting people. During stayed at there, five of them found their own missing piece due to the love among them. Dao-Fung became aware of his symptom gradually disappeared, too. (Bifan 2015)
Acting
Austin Lin's fragile, funny vulnerability as Dao-Fung.
Cinematography
Taitung's golden coastal light heals through the lens.
Writing
The circle metaphor that actually earns its sentiment.
Director
Jiang Fenghong
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jiang Fenghong cast mostly non-professional actors from Taitung; Ella Chen was the sole established star, deliberately deglamorized.
Riguang's real indigenous Paiwan community informed the film's communal healing ethos—this isn't tourist Taiwan, it's lived-in resilience.
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