A Time: Ep. 1-2

PG 12 +

TSAO Jui-yuan
Taiwan
2026
99min

Synopsis

Wild-hearted Si-Mao leaps from a diving board, only to plunge into an empty pool, freezing his life at youth’s brightest— and cruelest— moment. Comatose for 40 years, his accident reshapes his friends’ lives: Baobei finds comfort in his unknown twin brother in Japan; guilt-ridden Sun Jie flees to America; loyal A-Wen and disillusioned Mianyang drift between the underworld and reality. Outside time, Si-Mao’s soul watches them pay for love, atonement, and survival. When the old friends reunite, the brutal truth emerges. Amid the clamor, Si-Mao opens his eyes— to long-delayed redemption, or regret beyond repair?

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TSAO Jui-yuan

TSAO Jui-yuan’s works have received major honors in Taiwan and abroad, including Golden Bell Awards for Crystal Boys (2002), A Touch of Green (2015), and SEQALU: Formosa 1867 (2021), as well as Asian Television Awards and the New Delhi Film Festival’s Special Jury Award for Love’s Lone Flower (2005).