In this Lunar New Year gala premiere, we are delighted to present the directorial debut of Taiwanese superstar Shu Qi (Millennium Mambo; The Assassin; Resurrection). Girl is an autobiographical coming of age film about a troubled teenager in the 1980s. Hsiao Lee (Bai Xiao-Ying) is regarded with cold indifference by her mother (hip-hop musician 9m88), a beautician, who has more than enough trouble on her hands with her drunken and abusive husband (Roy Chiu). School is a form of escape, and especially when a new girl in class extends her hand in friendship…
What makes Girl so special is Shu Qi’s imaginative approach to the craft, often opting for the abstract over a linear retelling, proving herself to be a filmmaker with a unique eye.
Billie Walker, Little White Lies
A beautiful film about a number of ugly subjects.
Michael Sicinski, In Review Online
Presented by
Shu Qi
Roy Chiu, 9m88, Bai Xiao-Ying, Audrey Lin, Lai Yu-Fei, Esther Liu, Bamboo Chen, Liu Kuan-ting, Peggy Tseng,
Taiwan
2025
In Taiwanese and Mandarin with English subtitles
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Credits
Producer
Yeh Jufeng
Screenwriter
Shu Qi
Cinematography
Yu Jing-Pin
Editor
Lai Kwun-Tung
Original Music
Lim Giong
Producer
Huang Mei-Ching
Art Director
Tu Shuo-Feng
