Duo sang (A Borrowed Life)

An old man dies in solitude in a hospital. The film tells the story of his life, seen through the eyes of his son. Forty years ago, the man settled in a little mining town in north Taiwan to work in the gold mines. He gets married and tries to be a good father for his children. But due to trouble at the mines and, in particular, his odd sympathies for Japan, the former occupier of the island, he fails and drifts away from his wife and children. This detailed family portrait, which makes a deep impression, is based on the life of the director, Wu Nien-jen.