APART TOGETHER

By Quanan WANG

HUAXIA FILM DISTRIBUTION CO., LTD - as DISTR

Drama - Completed 2012

Liu returns to his native city Shanghai after 50 years spent in Taiwan. He has come to find the first love of his life, Qiao, who he left behind pregnant. In the meantime, Qiao has married and formed a family. But Liu is determined to get the family's approval to take her away with him.

Festivals
& Awards

Beijing IFF 2014
Chinese story
    • Year of production
    • 2012
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • CHINA
    • Languages
    • MANDARIN
    • Duration
    • 95 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Quanan WANG
    • EIDR
    • 10.5240/A85F-657D-8226-40F7-B9E7-Q
    • Synopsis
    • Apart Together tells a story of an old soldier of the Kuomintang (starred by Ling Feng) who returns to Shanghai to visit his former lover (starred by Lu Yan) whom he has lost contact with for dozens of years and hopes to take her back to Taiwan. However, his return stirred the current family of his lover badly instead of bringing a happy surprise. Lu Yan who has worked hard for her children in her whole life wants to live for love for the rest of herlife, but couldn’t abandon his husband who has loved her for 40 years. And all her children have their own opinions.
      Due to the Taiwan Guest’s longing for reunion, the atmosphere of this Shanghai family becomes tense. At last, Ling Feng embarks on the ship back to Taiwan alone.