A substitute teacher's last stand becomes Taiwan's most chaotic classroom redemption arc.
With a week before final exams and summer vacation, a substitute teacher must prove himself worthy of rehiring.
Acting
Lan Wei-hua's exhausted everyman carries the entire emotional weight.
Direction
Kuo Chen-ti finds poetry in fluorescent-lit classrooms and humid afternoons.
Director
Kuo Chen-ti
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Taiwan's substitute teacher system faces chronic instability; this film quietly documents a real labor crisis disguised as feel-good drama.
Director Kuo Chen-ti cast actual retired educators in background roles, creating documentary-level authenticity in faculty room scenes.
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