The Taste of Pork Belly

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The Taste of Pork Belly (2024)

Directed by Sophie Shui

Family, Drama · 20m

A-Mao spends his days exploring with his little sister and his buddy A-Bao. When they are hungry, there are sweet potatoes and snails to eat, and sometimes they can eat some of the pork belly that his mother gets as a gift. His father cannot find work and is depressed, often drinking. Apart from washing people's clothes, A-Mao's mother prostitutes herself in exchange for pork to feed her family. A-Mao hears his parents quarrelling and he understands where the pork belly comes from. He starts to detest his mother and refuses to eat the pork belly that he once liked so much.

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Cast

Esther Huang A-mao's Mom Tou Tsung-hua A-mao's Dad Huang You-kai A-mao Chin Tzu-yen Mrs. Chen Tang Zi-xian Military police Sung Shau-ching Sound performance of military police arresting people
H
Huang Yo-yu
Z
Zhong You-wei

Crew

Director
Sophie Shui
Writer
Sophie Shui
Original Music Composer
Lin Hung-tao

Details

Original title
五花肉
Release date
2024-12-28
Runtime
20m
Genres
Family, Drama
Original language
ZH
Spoken languages
Mandarin
Countries
Taiwan