The story centers on the complicated dynamics between three characters: Yen, a young man with cerebral palsy; Suriya, a Thai caregiver; and Yen's overprotective mother. Yen is infatuated with Suriya and longs for both a romantic and physical relationship with him. Simultaneously, Yen envies Suriya’s fit, functional body, wishing for a body like his. Suriya assists Yen with everyday tasks, such as bathing, while managing Yen's feelings toward him. Meanwhile, Yen’s mother harbors a protective affection toward Yen, but also has a subtle, ambiguous affection for Suriya, seeing him as both a son-like figure and a young man. As Yen grows increasingly uncomfortable with the physical closeness between his mother and Suriya, tension escalates. The story explores themes of desire, physical limitations, and emotional dependency, culminating in a surreal sequence where Yen imagines taking on Suriya’s body. However, he wakes up, only to confront the reality of his own condition.

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Director: Etsen CHEN

Etsen (YEN YING) Chen graduated from Taipei National University of Arts, majoring in film acting. An alumnus of the Busan Asian Film Academy, he speaks Mandarin, Taiwanese, English, and Thai. His first short film, "The Younger," was featured in many LGBTQ film festivals, and his co-directed short film, "Lipstick," premiered at Busan International Film Festival. He recently received the Taiwan National Script Award, and his debut film project, "No Money, No Honey," won the Taiwan Kaohsiung Film Script Development Fund.

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Filmography

2019 Lipstick/Co-Director, Writer

2015 The Younger/Director, Writer

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Crew

DIRECTOR/SCRIPTWRITER: Etsen CHEN

PRODUCER: Patrick Mao HUANG, Yen Ting Chen

CAST: Ing-Chu Wu (Yen) / Wanphop Waratphong (Suriya) / Elsie Yeh (Yen's mother)