The Falls

The Falls is a 2021 Taiwanese drama film directed and written by Chung Mong-hong and starring Alyssa Chia and Gingle Wang. The film is scheduled to have its world premiere in the Horizons section at the 78th Venice International Film Festival. It was selected as the Taiwanese entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards. The film won 4 awards and was nominated for 11 at the 58th Golden Horse Awards. It is available in more than 190 countries and regions on Netflix on January 29, 2022. Plot During the COVID-19 pandemic, a mother and her teenage daughter's relationship becomes strained while they quarantine in their apartment. A mother has been hearing sounds of waterfalls since then. Cast Alyssa Chia as Lo Pin-wen Gingle Wang as Wang Jing Lee Lee-zen as Wang Qi-wen Chen Yi-wen as Mr. Chen Liu Liang-tso as superintendent of the apartment building Yang Li-yin as domestic helper Chang Shao-huai as doctor Hsu Wei-ning as doctor Liu Kuan-ting as firefighter Vent Teng as a customer of grocery store Huang Hsin-yao as an employee of superstore Queen Wei as Ru-yun Sung Shao-ching as Mr. Chen Waa Wei as Ru-xuan Hung Xiao-ling as Qi-wen's second wife Max Su as a news anchor Release The Falls (Taiwanese) had its world premiere at the 2021 Venice Film Festival on 6 September 2021. It was also screened at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival on 13 September 2021. It was screened at the 26th Busan International Film Festival in October 2021.