I liked the pace and the natural and familiar scenery. The story seems to justify the resentment of the protagonist and at the same time, the annoying treatment that her daughters give her. The film seems to defend the unconditional love of the daughters despite the abandonment and the loving but completely superfluous and inconsequential behavior of the father.

If you are chinese, this is the family drama for chinese people. Especially if you are still hold tradition till this day.

With the simple story, but the real things that can happen particularly in asian society. The performance of all casts were good. I really like the film score and soundtracks, it fit so much for movie.

The movie did its job to hold a big concern with the mother for over 2 hours, & unfold smoothly at the end, & close nicely, revealing beautiful personas of each character, even the farther. What they did are just to carry out their responsibilities as a member in the family, a mother, a husband, a daughter & sisters, with all the love they have got, in their own way. There would be better solution for each situation that was draw out in the story, yet, all their fragile actions make the movie so emotional & warm. I love the movie & how it was told.

There is no amazing plot. Not many twist in the story. However, I just feel the director uses his heart to shoot the movie. Lot of women in actual life face the betrayal of husband, cancer, sour relationship with husband and kids. The movie just resonates our lives. I am just relieved to see the grandma finally forgive her husband and let go the past. It is a harsh fact that women always face the betrayal of husband in actual life. It is unfair to ask women to forgive their husband. But forgiveness is a gift to ourselves. Let go of the past free us women. We have to perhaps to accept that women are born to face betrayal. We have somehow to accept this fate. And if we are given a second chance make sure that you make a correct choice before marriage.

"Among the three daughters, Ching, the eldest (play by Hsieh Ying-Hsuan, a Golden Horse winner for DEAR EX, 2019), has her own upward battle to fight and Hsieh beautifully exhibits her seize-the-day and devil-may-care spiritedness and most touchingly, the perpetual dread of morality, hidden, only bobbing up occasionally to the surface, but never fully morphs into schmaltzy, Hsieh's overall command is exceptionally excellent, especially in parallel with Vivian Hsu's second daughter Yu and Sun Ke-Fang's youngest daughter Jiajia (whose inconsiderate siding with her father is too annoying and contrived a plot designation), plus Ning Chang has a heartwarming cameo as another daughter who Shoying gave up in hardship." read my full review on my blog: cinemaomnivore, thanks

The story Is simple but beautiful and meaningful through the way of telling a story, acting and ambient build in the movie. I feel "wow" and wonder that women are a piece of the strongest species in the world if they have to encounter with hundreds of obstacles in their life. Their sacrifice, love and compassion is really hard if compared with others. After watching this movie, I miss my Mom who also sacrifice her life for her child, husband and ton of other businesses that she has to take care just because she is a mother of 2-child, a wife and a daughter-in-law. Please love and respect great women beside you.!

Personally, I was very emotional throughout many scenes in this movie. Mainly because I am a Chinese to Canada immigrant. The countless words in English cannot describe what I felt and what I am feeling after I watched this film. I felt connected, and for the first time, emotionally invested in this film. Although it is a Taiwanese film, our culture is not too different. I felt warmth from this movie, sadness, nostalgia, and it was, in a sense, relatable. If I did not have the background I do, I wouldn't be giving this movie such a high rating. The plot wasn't especially exceptional, and a lot of things may be confusing. However, it really tugs on my heartstrings. It opens my eyes to family connections, about letting go, and really impacted me because of certain experiences in real life. Overall, I found this a great film, but that is a complete personal opinion.

Keeps you on your toes...remembering names...who is related to who...married to who. But, well worth watching. All families are confronted with the same issues...no matter the culture or nationality.

A drama from Taiwan. It is about a woman and her daughters who must perform the funeral rites of their ex-husband and father, unleashing the pain and kept secrets. Quality. Hard. Reflexive. Daily. Interpretative. Parsimonious in the extreme. At times you feel that nothing happens in more than two hours of movies, you must stay until the end. Talk about letting go of things from the past that hurt us, about forgiveness and love. About those things that we hope for and live each day being happy despite life's situations. Of family relationships and their disruptions. A detail that, as they all look alike, some stories become confusing and that some moments you must interpret. A film that shows that a woman's heart is a sea of love and secrets.