The Falls

2021 2h 9m ZH

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6.6

SOLID

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89%

FRESH

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IMDB

★6.6TMDB · 69🍅89%Rotten Tomatoes★7IMDB · 2,452

Drama

Synopsis

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After having to quarantine together during COVID-19, a mother and daughter are forced to confront their personal obstacles and relationship tensions.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Alyssa Chia Ching-Wen
Pin-Wen Luo
Gingle Wang
Xiao Jing
Chen Yi-wen
Supermarket Manager Chen
Lee Lee-zen
Qi-Wen Wang
Liu Liang-tso
Building Manager
Yang Li-yin
Auntie Cai
Sung Shau-ching
Director Chen
Waa Wei
Ru-Xuan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Chung Mong-hong
Writers: Chung Mong-hong, Chang Yao-sheng
Languages: Mandarin
Countries: Taiwan, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Taiwan, United States of America.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Chung Mong-hong, shot by Chung Mong-hong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Alyssa Chia Ching-Wen and Gingle Wang and Chen Yi-wen carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt15119668 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 69 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Chung Mong-hong directs. Chung Mong-hong behind the camera. Lai Hsiu-hsiung cuts. Produced in Taiwan, United States of America. Dialogue in Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 5 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: Taiwan, United States of America.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Chung Mong-hong, shot by Chung Mong-hong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Lai Hsiu-hsiung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Alyssa Chia Ching-Wen and Gingle Wang and Chen Yi-wen carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt15119668 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 69 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Chung Mong-hong
Editing: Lai Hsiu-hsiung
Runtime: 129 min · 2h 9m
Status: Released
Original language: ZH
IMDB: The Falls (2021)
Rotten Tomatoes: 89% 🍅 Fresh
IMDB rating: 7/10 · 2,452 votes

Awards

6 wins & 10 nominations total

Also by

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Community reviews

What people are saying

badelf2023-04-29
★ 8/10
A rather creative, and highly spiritual twist on coming of age films. The 18-year old protagonist has life's hard lesson thrust upon her: Sometimes we create our situation, and sometimes, the Universe throws us what seems to be outrageous fortunes. Regardless of how it happens, we are always exactly where we are supposed to be. Maybe not as accomplished as Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...Spring, yet, it's very well acted.
Alunauwie2025-11-11
★ 8/10
The Falls portrays the stillness of the COVID-19 era through the quiet disintegration and slow healing of a mother and daughter trapped together in isolation. Pin Wen and Xiao Jing’s strained relationship unravels as silence becomes heavier than words, revealing how confinement turns a home into both a cage and a mirror. Through subtle performances and poetic symbolism — the blue tarp, the waterfall, the return of sunlight — the film transforms grief into quiet resilience. It’s not a story of survival, but of rediscovery — showing that sometimes, we must fall before we can stand again. Read the full review here: (Indonesian version : alunauwie.com) and (English version : uwiepuspita.com)