FEATURE FILM

The Falls

6.5/10
TMDB70 votes
2021Original: Chinese129 min

After having to quarantine together during COVID-19, a mother and daughter are forced to confront their personal obstacles and relationship tensions.

Genres: Drama
Cast: Alyssa Chia Ching-Wen, Gingle Wang, Chen Yi-wen, Lee Lee-zen, Liu Liang-tso

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About The Falls

The Falls (2021) is a film in the drama genres. Directed by Chung Mong-hong. The cast includes Alyssa Chia Ching-Wen, Gingle Wang, Chen Yi-wen, Lee Lee-zen.

Released
2021-10-29
Original language
Chinese
Runtime
129 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
Taiwan, United States of America
Production companies
MandarinVision, Cream Film Production, Oxygen Film Studio, Sky Films Entertainment, 3 Ng Film, Sony Pictures International Productions, Taipei Film Commission
Writers
Chung Mong-hong, Chang Yao-sheng

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Audience reviews

6.5/10 from 70 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

badelf

TMDB member review

A rather creative, and highly spiritual twist on coming of age films. The 18-year old protagonist has life's hard lesson thrust upon her: Sometimes we create our situation, and sometimes, the Universe throws us what seems to be outrageous fortunes. Regardless of how it happens, we are always exactly where we are supposed to be. Maybe not as accomplished as Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...Spring, yet, it's very well…

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A rather creative, and highly spiritual twist on coming of age films. The 18-year old protagonist has life's hard lesson thrust upon her: Sometimes we create our situation, and sometimes, the Universe throws us what seems to be outrageous fortunes. Regardless of how it happens, we are always exactly where we are supposed to be. Maybe not as accomplished as Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...Spring, yet, it's very well acted.

Alunauwie

TMDB member review

The Falls portrays the stillness of the COVID-19 era through the quiet disintegration and slow healing of a mother and daughter trapped together in isolation. Pin Wen and Xiao Jing’s strained relationship unravels as silence becomes heavier than words, revealing how confinement turns a home into both a cage and a mirror. Through subtle performances and poetic symbolism — the blue tarp, the waterfall, the return of…

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The Falls portrays the stillness of the COVID-19 era through the quiet disintegration and slow healing of a mother and daughter trapped together in isolation. Pin Wen and Xiao Jing’s strained relationship unravels as silence becomes heavier than words, revealing how confinement turns a home into both a cage and a mirror. Through subtle performances and poetic symbolism — the blue tarp, the waterfall, the return of sunlight — the film transforms grief into quiet resilience. It’s not a story of survival, but of rediscovery — showing that sometimes, we must fall before we can stand again. Read the full review here: (Indonesian version : alunauwie.com) and (English version : uwiepuspita.com)

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What is The Falls about?

After having to quarantine together during COVID-19, a mother and daughter are forced to confront their personal obstacles and relationship tensions.

Who stars in The Falls?

Alyssa Chia Ching-Wen, Gingle Wang, Chen Yi-wen, Lee Lee-zen, Liu Liang-tso, Yang Li-yin. See the cast cards above for character names.

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