Sweet Degeneration

Overview

With a singular voice that distinguishes him from his New Taiwan Cinema contemporaries, Lin Cheng-sheng adds to his brief, but already remarkable, filmography with Sweet Degeneration, his third film in two years. As with A Drifting Life and Murmur of Youth, Lin’s new film delicately unfolds, gradually building to a climax of stunning emotional reverberations. Drawn from a particularly painful episode in the director’s past, Sweet Degeneration delves into the uneasy bonds a brother and sister have with each other and the people around them.

Cast

Lee Kang-sheng

Chun-sheng

Chen Shiang-Chyi

Ju-feng

N/A

Jing Tseng

N/A

Chih-long Lin

Ah-ching

N/A

Shih-huang Chen

Father

Leon Dai

Ah-hai

N/A

Li-jung Lu

Prostitute

N/A

Chao-yin Hsiao

Hsiao-lien

N/A

Tze-min Hsiao

Mei-li's friend

Lee Sun-fung

Motel chef