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The Carry-On

What We Carry, Carries Us.

2026 1 hour 30 minutes

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What haunts us is not only death, but aging. Pei-Hua is drawn like a blurred sketch—gray, undefined, embodying the quiet experience of a woman growing older.Mothers often remain fixed in place, becoming a point of reference for their daughters’ journeys. Each of us carries a “carry-on”—unfinished burdens or lessons meant to be faced in this life. When we finally leave, do these carry-ons remain? In the film, a fire becomes a ritual of release, a way of saying goodbye. Life is rarely pure joy or sorrow, and The Carry-On is no exception.

Released

16th August 2026

2 months ago

Runtime

1 hour 30 minutes

Finishes at 10:34pm

Directed by

Hsu Li-Wen

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Written by

Lin Chia-Hui, Hsu Li-Wen

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