The Golden Horse Awards
The Golden Horse Film Festival, held annually to showcase Chinese-language cinema, culminates in a ceremony for the Golden Horse Awards, among the most prestigious and respected awards in the Chinese-speaking film industry. To celebrate this year’s winners and nominees, let’s look back at their past work.
A Sun
(陽光普照)
A family of four fractures under the weight of unmet expectations, unexpected tragedy, and uncompromising pride.
- Taiwan • 2019
- Director Chung Mong-Hong
- Cast Yi-Wen Chen, Shu-qin Ke, Chien-Ho Wu, Guan-Ting Liu, Greg Hsu, Ivy Yin
- Genre Drama, Crime
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
The Wild Goose Lake
(南方车站的聚会)
A gangster, recently freed from prison, finds trouble amid Wuhan's shadows and neon.
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- China, France • 2019
- Director Diao Yi'nan
- Cast Hu Ge, Gwei Lun-mei, Liao Fan, Wan Qian, Qi Dao, Huang Jue
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy, Hoopla
Dear Ex
(誰先愛上他的)
When Sanlian’s ex-husband passes away, she discovers he has altered his insurance policy, cutting out their son in favor of a stranger named Jay.
- Taiwan • 2018
- Director Chih-yen Hsu, Mag Hsu
- Cast Hsieh Ying Shiuan, Qiu Ze, Joseph Huang, Spark Chen, Ai-Lun Kao, Fang Wan
- Genre Drama, Comedy
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
The Great Buddha+
(大佛普拉斯)
The night security guard at a Buddha statue factory along with his friend, a recyclables collector, become entangled in a web of dark secrets after stumbling upon videos that document the promiscuous meetings of the factory's wealthy owner.
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- Taiwan • 2017
- Director Huang Hsin-yao
- Cast Cres Chuang, Bamboo Chen, Leon Dai, Lin Na-Dou, Michael Chang Shao-Huai
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Amazon Video, Kanopy
The Village of No Return
(健忘村)
A mysterious Taoist priest brings a magical helmet that can erase one’s memory to the remote and isolated Desire Village.
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- Taiwan, China • 2017
- Director Chen Yu-Hsun
- Cast Shu Qi, Wang Qian-Yuan, Zhang Xiaoquan, Lin Mei-hsiu, Eric Tsang, Tony Yang
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Amazon Video, AsianCrush, Freevee
Trivisa
(樹大招風)
Hong Kong's booming economy inadvertently attracts three infamous criminals from Mainland China to cross the border and make their fortune.
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- Hong Kong, China • 2016
- Director Frank Hui, Jevons Au, Vicky Wong
- Cast Richie Ren, Gordon Lam, Jordan Chan, To Yin-Gor, Zhang Kai, Le Zi-Long
- Genre Drama, Crime, Thriller
- Available on Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV Channel
Wawa No Cidal
(太陽的孩子)
Panay was struggling in the city alone until a sudden disease attacked her father. She rushed home only to find out that since no idea when, all the fields of gold had been turned into tourist hotels.
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- Taiwan • 2015
- Director Cheng Yu-Chieh, Lekal Sumi Cilangasan
- Cast Ado Kaliting Pacidal, Yi-Fan Hsu, Kaco Lekal, Dongi Kacaw, Rahic Gulas
- Genre Family, Drama
- Available on Apple TV
Black Coal, Thin Ice
(白日焰火)
A neo-noir exploring the serpentine city, its neon lights, and its coal-black heart.
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- China • 2014
- Director Diao Yi'nan
- Cast Liao Fan, Kwai Lun-Mei, Wang Xuebing, Wang Jingchun, Yu Ailei, Ni Jingyang
- Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Hi-YAH, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Freevee, Plex, Plex Channel
Stray Dogs
(郊遊)
A father and his children wander the margins of modern day Taipei, and spend their nights sleeping in abandoned buildings.
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- Taiwan, France • 2014
- Director Tsai Ming-liang
- Cast Lee Kang-Sheng, Lu Yi-Ching, Chen Shiang-Chyi, Chao-rong Chen, Yang Kuei-Mei
- Genre Drama
- Available on Metrograph, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, YouTube, Kanopy
Three Times
(最好的時光)
There's a time for love, a time for freedom, and a time for youth.
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- France, Taiwan • 2005
- Director Hou Hsiao-hsien
- Cast Shu Qi, Chang Chen, Mei Fang, Su-jen Liao, Mei Di, Chen Shi-Zheng
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Amazon Video
Dumplings
(餃子)
Eternal youth comes at a human cost.
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- Hong Kong • 2004
- Director Fruit Chan
- Cast Bai Ling, Miriam Yeung, Tony Leung Ka-Fai, Pauline Lau, Meme Tian, Miki Yeung
- Genre Horror
- Available on Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, VUDU Free
Millennium Mambo
(千禧曼波)
Vicky describes her youth and story of her changing life at the beginning of the new millennium.
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- Taiwan, France • 2001
- Director Hou Hsiao-hsien
- Cast Shu Qi, Jack Kao, Duan Chun-hao, Doze Niu Cheng-Tse, Jun Takeuchi, Yi-Hsuan Chen
- Genre Drama
- Available on Metrograph, Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube