SYNOPSICS
Ai cao (2008) is a Min Nan,Mandarin movie. Hsiu-Chiung Chiang has directed this movie. Li-li Pan,Mei-Nyu Gao,Morning Tzu-Yi Mo,Heng-Yin Chou are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2008. Ai cao (2008) is considered one of the best Drama movie in India and around the world.
A woman who believes she chose an unconventional path in her life is startled to find her children are stepping father beyond society's boundaries in this drama from Taiwanese filmmaker Hsiu-Chiung Chiang. Ai-tsao (Li-li Pan) is a widow who is nearly 60 years old; her husband, over twenty years her senior, has been dead for nearly two decades, and Ai-tsao's life has settled into a comfortable routine of looking after her elderly mother and doting on her two adult children. Ai-tsao had a strong independent streak when she was young and struck out on her own over the objections of her parents, but she's not quite as willing to accept that her children have chosen lives different from her own. Ai-tsao slowly comes to the realization that her son is gay and struggles to come to terms with his lifestyle, but it's even more difficult for Ai-tsao when she discovers her daughter is going to be the unwed mother of a mixed-race child.
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Ai cao (2008) Reviews
Sweet movie
Sweet family-oriented movie about a mother who finds out her grown daughter had a mixed child overseas, and comes back to Taiwan to raise the child. It shows how she struggles to come to terms with this and reconcile with her mother (her kid's grandmother) because it's seen as a disgrace to the rest of the extended family. There's a balance of humour, family, love and a bit of drama in this movie. The other lead is her son, a gay man already in an established relationship with the cutest guy ever (and they're so cute together!). He doesn't tell his mom he's gay because she already has enough on her plate, but it's shown that his mom eventually accepts her daughter's child into her heart, which implies that her love for her kids overcame her stigma. So it's probable that she'll accept her son for who he is in the future (which is not shown in the movie). I thought it was a great, sweet watch. The mother is such a grumpy sweetheart, and she acted really well. The mixed child was such a cute little girl too! And the male lead and his partner are just so lovely together. Watched it twice. (: