Your Name Engraved Herein

"Who is the one linger in your heart after all these years?"

2020 1h 55m ZH

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7.9

BANGER

★7.9TMDB · 317

RomanceDrama

Synopsis

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In 1987, as martial law ends in Taiwan, Jia-han and Birdy fall in love amid family pressure, homophobia and social stigma.

“Who is the one linger in your heart after all these years?”

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Cast

Edward Chen
Chang Jia-han
Tseng Jing-hua
Birdy Wang
Leon Dai
Adult Chang Jia-han
Wang Shih-sian
Adult Birdy Wang
Fabio Grangeon
Father Oliver
Barry Qu
Horn
Stone Yang
Rocky
Lance Chiu
Phil

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Liu Kuang-Hui
Writers: Qu You-ning
Languages: Mandarin, English
Countries: Canada, Taiwan, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Canada, Taiwan, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Liu Kuang-Hui, shot by Yao Hung-i. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Chris Hou. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Milk Su shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Edward Chen and Tseng Jing-hua and Leon Dai carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "Who is the one linger in your heart after all these years?".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Liu Kuang-Hui directs. Yao Hung-i behind the camera. Chris Hou scores. Milk Su cuts. Produced in Canada, Taiwan, United States of America. Dialogue in Mandarin, English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 6 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, English.
3International production across 3 countries: Canada, Taiwan, United States of America.
4Directed by Liu Kuang-Hui, shot by Yao Hung-i. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Chris Hou. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Milk Su shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Edward Chen and Tseng Jing-hua and Leon Dai carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Who is the one linger in your heart after all these years?".
9IMDB entry: tt10329134 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 16 themes, including "high school", "jealousy", "based on true story", "coming of age".

The technical file

Cinematography: Yao Hung-i
Original score: Chris Hou
Editing: Milk Su
VFX supervisor: Aben Lee
Runtime: 115 min · 1h 55m
Status: Released
Original language: ZH
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Your Name Engraved Herein (2020)

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kinrich302026-08-30
★ 3/10
While I didn't find it a bad movie, I did feel it was a bit disappointing. It's about two high school guys (although they looked older) where one was coming to terms with being gay and the other seemed straight, but giving off a lot of gay vibes. The movie was longer than it needed to be and it never really goes anywhere, the guys don't get together, it's more a tale of frustration than of love. At the end it flashes forward about 20 years, but still more of the same disapointment.

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