Ancient History
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This is a portrait of a happy family, but only if you don't look too closely
Two Taiwanese girls fly back to their hometown Taipei for an annual family visit. The trip starts out joyful with the embrace of family love; however it becomes unbearable when a disturbing truth is uncovered.
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廖雅珺 Yi Lu
Chin-Chiuan Chiou Yun Lu
Yi-Shan Lin Mother
Bao Xiang Huang Aunt
Bao Bei Gao Mrs. Yu
Zhi Jun You Cousin
吳美和 Grandmother
Mon Cheng Yeh Grandfather
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