Snow Leopard Competition | Focus on Taiwan

A Foggy Tale

Taiwan’s Submission for the 99th Academy Awards®

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134 min | Drama | 2025 | Taiwan | Mandarin and Taiwanese Hokkien | English Subs

Schedule

Nov 14, 2026 @ 03:00 PM

Limited Seats Available

Synopsis:

Yue's brother is executed by the government. Determined to bring his body back home, Yue goes to Taipei alone and is almost sold by human traffickers. Luckily, Kung-tao, a discharged soldier, saves her. Yue is poor but all she wants is a proper burial for her brother. Kung-tao, seeing no prospects in his own life, decides to help Yue. Two people with no relations become friends in need, embarking on a journey that could cost them their lives.

Director

Chen Yu-hsun

Chen Yu-Hsun made his directorial debut, Tropical Fish, in 1994, winning such critical acclaim that the film has become a rare classic comedy in Taiwan. It won Best Original Screenplay at the 32nd Golden Horse Awards and established Chen’s unique signature comic style. Chen also demonstrates his talent for comedy in advertising and is known for a large number of popular adverts in Taiwan. In 2013,he returned with Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast, a comedy which not only grossed a massive 300 million Taiwan dollars at the box-office but set a long-lasting trend of gourmet food that boosted the local tourism. Zone Pro Site: The Moveable Feast was an official selection of the 64th Berlinale Culinary Cinema. Chen’s 2020fantasy-comedy, My Missing Valentine, won Best Narrative Feature at both Golden Horse Awards and Taipei Film Awards. The film was selected at numerous international film festival around the world and was later remade in Japan (One Second Ahead, One Second Behind).

Credits

Director:

Chen Yu-hsun

Yeh Jufeng
Lee Lieh

Producer:

Editing:

Lai Hsiu-Hsiung

Caitlin Fang
Will Or
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Cast:

Screenwriters:

Chen Yu-hsun

Directors of Photography:

Chen Chi-Wen

Sound:

Book Chien

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