Jhe Ming returns to Tainan to celebrate his mother’s birthday. Being thirty something, single, and the only male heir, Jhe Ming’s unmarried situation is always his mom's favorite topic. Throughout the years, he tried to avoid the relationship conversation at all costs. But this time things are a bit different ─ he is married to a man he’s been with for 7 years. Should Jhe Ming finally come clean to his mother? (Source: GagaOOLala) Edit Translation
- English
- magyar / magyar nyelv
- עברית / עִבְרִית
- dansk
- Native Title: 日光樹影
- Also Known As: 日光树影 , Ri Guang Shu Ying
- Director: Huang Ting Chun
- Genres: Romance
Cast & Credits
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![Adam Lin in Komorebi Taiwanese Movie (2021)]( "Adam Lin in Komorebi Taiwanese Movie (2021)")
Adam LinJhe MingMain Role -
![Huang Guan Zhi in Komorebi Taiwanese Movie (2021)]( "Huang Guan Zhi in Komorebi Taiwanese Movie (2021)")
Huang Guan ZhiA JhenMain Role -
![Lotus Wang in Komorebi Taiwanese Movie (2021)]( "Lotus Wang in Komorebi Taiwanese Movie (2021)")
Lotus WangJiao [Jhe Ming's mother]Main Role -
![Li Zi Cheng in Komorebi Taiwanese Movie (2021)]( "Li Zi Cheng in Komorebi Taiwanese Movie (2021)")
Li Zi ChengA ShunSupport Role -
![Belle Shin in Komorebi Taiwanese Movie (2021)]( "Belle Shin in Komorebi Taiwanese Movie (2021)")
Belle ShinRuo ChunSupport Role -
![Chang Ning in Komorebi Taiwanese Movie (2021)]( "Chang Ning in Komorebi Taiwanese Movie (2021)")
Chang NingRuo Jhen [Jhe Ming's sister]Support Role
Reviews
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A warm and fuzzy coming out to mother short film
Been long since I watched a film regarding coming out to parents so I was really interested in watching it.Quite a basic coming out story that contains typical elements like uncertainty of how the parent would feel, hesitation during the confession etc. Although typical, it's very well executed via the acting and the filming style.
Coming from an Asian country myself and also speaking Mandarin and Hokkien in my daily life, it really gave the "at home" feeling throughout the whole film and the conversation of the son with his mom touched me at some point in the short film.
A slight criticism I have will probably be the confession part, which was a bit abrupt and then it did not exactly showcased the mother's reaction as a result of the indirect confession. Found it slightly awkward at that part but otherwise, this film like I said in the post title, gives me a fuzzy feeling maybe because of the way they film it and familiarity of the languages.
Interesting to note that the actress for the mother has also appeared in other BL films like Your Name Engraved Herein and Be Loved (drama). The married daughter also appeared in We Best Love as Shu Yi's female crush. Happy to see familiar faces in the Taiwan BL industry :)
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A short & sweet slice of life story
Overall: this is a 28 minute slice of life/coming out story with an established m/m couple. Watched on Gagaoolala.Content Warnings: none
What I Liked
- a sweet established couple
- the mom was observant
- the sibling communication
- the (short) m/m couple communication
Room For Improvement
- the dodge at the end/not very clear, but I think this is also realistic in some instances
- they could have cut the scene/other character with the writing and spent that time somewhere else
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