ON THE EDGE

Much like the stories of the 700,000 other migrant workers in Taiwan, Vietnamese man NGUYEN Quoc Phi, who enjoyed singing, became a runaway worker in the ugly and complex migrant worker system. With his expertise in construction work, he was a leader of a group of migrants to work in Hsinchu.

One day in 2017, NGUYEN was reported for a car theft and ended up being shot nine times by policeman officer CHEN Chung-wen. NGUYEN bled to death on the way to the hospital. The Taiwanese public supported CHEN’s use of firearms against the runaway migrant who resisted arrest and with records of drug use. Were the nine shots the only cause of NGUYEN’s death?

Pigsy is a street-smart loser who often messes things up. One day, he is chosen to enter the new world, to become a symbol of success. He can finally make grandma proud. Soon after, though, it turns out to be a mistake. Pigsy does not want to be treated as a joke anymore. He makes a secret deal with Bull Demon King. He stays in Sanzang’s group, and gives the information to Bull Demon King who wants to achieve eternal life. In exchange for information Bull Demon King promises to show him a secret passage to the new world.

As Pigsy completes his tasks, he discovers that Bull Demon King will take many people’s lives in order to achieve immortality. Even his grandma is in danger.

Teenagers A-Kuo and A-Tou live in an industrial town in Taiwan. They hang out with their buddy Kao, a stylish and charismatic younger gangster who enjoys their company and support. When one of Kao's gangland patrons is gunned down, the trio set out to revenge the killing.

As a result, the two teens are forced into hiding. When things cool down a bit, they head on up to Taipei, looking for their gangster friend and sampling the gritty pleasures of the capital city's underworld and nightlife.

On 13th May 1969, while Ah Eng and her mother are watching Chinese opera Snow in June at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, a violent riot takes place. As the Prime Minister declares a national state of emergency, she loses contact with her father and brother.

On 13th May 2018, Ah Eng comes across the Chinese opera chief on that same day 49 years ago. Together they share a moment of powerless remembrance of a more peaceful period in time.

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In a tranquil rural Taiwanese town, 38-year-old chicken farmer Hui-jun's online romance with a Frenchman named Martin sparks gossip. She's inexperienced with dating and doesn't speak English, but she forms a romantic relationship with "Martin" through an app as "Salli." Despite skepticism from villagers, Hui-jun believes in their love.

But all of a sudden, Martin disappears. To prove Martin's existence, Hui-jun, who has never been abroad, embarks on a journey to Paris to find him...

"Two men from different generations with a 30-year age difference might be father and son, brothers, friends, lovers or enemies. They meet in parallel universes and get involved in each other's lives...

Such absurd and debauched days change completely after a gunshot. The battle between the past and future might inevitably happen. Anything that can go wrong will go wrong."

The marriage of Yu-feng and Li-zhong has reached a stalemate. Yu-feng, a writer, faces a creative block, while Li-zhong pins hope on a promotion. A teenage girl's prank calls become the subject of Yu-feng's award-winning novel. As their lives unravel, frustration builds like a gas tank on the verge of explosion.