Days Before the Millennium (2022)

0.0/10 • 148 min • Drama

Overview

In the 1990s, many young women from Southeast Asia, carrying their hopes and dreams, were married off to this faraway island of riches... Through a two-part narrative, the film contrasts the past and the present of Taiwanese society. Can these immigrant women across different eras break free from their predicaments in this foreign land to rediscover themselves? Can they as well as the locals, live truly free lives?

Cast

Annie Nguyen

Nguyen Thu Hang

Chiang Chang-Hui

Ming + Gay Husband

Grace Chen Shu-Fang

Ming's Mom + Elder Outside Temple

Garance Wang

Wu Min-Jung + Lottery Shop Woman

Soda Voyu

Chong + Gay Lover

Chen Chun-cheng

A-Sha + Grandpa Outside Worksite

Xia Da-bao

Cadastral Surveyor A

Duong Phu-Giang

Thao + Mai (Brick Factory)

Marian Chung

Landlord + Manager (SE Detective)

Wang Ko-yuan

Community College Man + Reporter

Tsai Ming-shiou

Cinema Old Man + Camera Shop Owner

Eva Chou

Liu Chang-han

Police Station Officer

Amy Hsu

Teacher (Women's Shelter)

Hsu Yu-chieh

Private Detective SE1

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