Girl by Shu Qi | Taiwan, China | 124’

In 1980s Taiwan, a withdrawn girl grows up shrouded in quiet despair. Meeting a vibrant, carefree friend rekindles her buried dreams, but as she begins to open up, her mother’s past resurfaces, mirroring her own pain. Torn between inherited sorrow and a desire for freedom, she must face a life she didn’t choose. Renowned actress Shu Qi, best known by her starring role in Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s The Assassin, reemerges as a bold new filmmaker with Girl, an award-winning debut that premiered in Venice and won the Best New Director award at the Hong Kong FF