Apart Together (2010)
"Tuan yuan" (original title)

Liu returns to his native city Shanghai after 50 years spent in Taiwan. He has come to find the first love of his life, Qiao, who he left behind pregnant. In the meantime, Qiao has married ... See full summary »

Director:

Quan'an Wang

Writers:

Quan'an Wang (screenplay), Na Jin (screenplay)

Stars:

Lisa Lu, Feng Ling, Cai-gen Xu

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Lisa Lu	...	Qiao Yu'e
Feng Ling	...	Liu Yansheng
Cai-gen Xu	...	Lu Shanmin
Monica Mok	...	Nana
Baiyang	...	Son
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Xiaotian Mo	...	Older daughter
Jin Na	...	Younger daughter
Sheng Quirong
Leila Wei
Lu Yan

Storyline

Liu returns to his native city Shanghai after 50 years spent in Taiwan. He has come to find the first love of his life, Qiao, who he left behind pregnant. In the meantime, Qiao has married and formed a family. But Liu is determined to get the family's approval to take her away with him.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp]

Country:

China

Language:

Mandarin

Release Date:

21 October 2010 (Greece)

Also Known As:

Apart Together

Filming Locations:

Lupu Bridge, Shanghai, China

Box Office

Budget:

€1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lightshades Film Productions, Xi'an Movie and Television Production Co., Jiu Zhou Video and Audio Publishing House

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min 93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The script was written in three months after many former Taiwanese soldiers and their relatives in the mainland were interviewed by the authors. Shooting took place in Shanghai and lasted one month.

User Reviews

Simple story well told

This one hooked me within minutes. Great storytelling using a simple premise. A man returns to Shanghai to see his wife and family after being forced to live in Taiwan for many years for political reasons.

It's amazing what you can do with basic storytelling fundamentals. Conflict, well rounded characters and heart. I wonder why Hollywood can't make films like this.

Anyways, the performances are wonderful from the entire cast, particularly the three leads. There is plenty of drama and some lovely warm and comic touches to lighten things up. I don't know a great deal about the history between China and Taiwan but this didn't effect my enjoyment or understanding of the story.

It made me think of my own family and past loves, etc. What good cinema is supposed to do.