Overview

With a singular voice that distinguishes him from his New Taiwan Cinema contemporaries, Lin Cheng-sheng adds to his brief, but already remarkable, filmography with Sweet Degeneration, his third film in two years. As with A Drifting Life and Murmur of Youth, Lin’s new film delicately unfolds, gradually building to a climax of stunning emotional reverberations. Drawn from a particularly painful episode in the director’s past, Sweet Degeneration delves into the uneasy bonds a brother and sister have with each other and the people around them.

Top Cast

Lee Kang-sheng

Chun-sheng

Chen Shiang-Chyi

Ju-feng

J

Jing Tseng

C

Chih-long Lin

Ah-ching

S

Shih-huang Chen

Father

Leon Dai

Ah-hai

L

Li-jung Lu

Prostitute

C

Chao-yin Hsiao

Hsiao-lien

T

Tze-min Hsiao

Mei-li's friend

Lee Sun-fung

Motel chef