Exit

– After losing her job as a garment worker, Ling sees her prospects dim dramatically: in her mid forti..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 34 Minutes
Release Year:
2014
Exit (2014)

After losing her job as a garment worker, Ling sees her prospects dim dramatically: in her mid forties, she lives in a small, dilapidated apartment in the Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung and spends much of her time locked in arguments with her testy daughter. Her elderly mother is ailing in hospital. On one of her many visits to the ward she notices an injured man and tentatively starts to care for him.

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Release Date:

19 Feb 2015

Language:

Mandarin

Director:

Hsiang Chienn

Writer:

Hsiang Chienn

Main Actors:

Shiang-chyi Chen, Ming-hsiang Tung, Ming-Hua Pai, An-Shun Yu

Plot:

Ling (Chen), a Taiwanese woman in her forties has just lost her job in a garment factory. She spends most of her time taking care of her hospital-bound mother- in-law. Her absent husband, working in Mainland China, never returns her calls and her rebellious teenage daughter pays no attention to her. Frustrated and weary, Ling is unexpectedly diagnosed with early-onset menopause after noticing her periods have stopped. Desperate to escape her mundane life, she becomes aware of an injured man with bandaged eyes in the hospital bed opposite her mother-in-law. Her increasingly intimate interactions with this stranger promise to rekindle Ling's dormant desire, leading to a series of out-of-character episodes. Flashed with moments of black humour, EXIT is a genuine portrait of a woman trapped between two generations, struggling between tradition and modern society.

Awards:

4 wins & 8 nominations.

Production:

Facet Film Distribution

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%