The unexpected death of a blue-collar worker and former activist draws his daughter into a political intrigue. Meanwhile, Mayor Chou is clearing up obstacles in his race for the presidency, while Lee, the third squad leader of Criminal Investigation Division, attempts to solve the case to gain political leverage. The entanglements among the four drive them to the heart of an intricate power game.
Within the walls of the former Green Island prison, political detainee A-Kuen, tells the stories of imprisonment and persecution happened in the 1950s in Taiwan. Among fellow inmates, frozen in time, he recounts his own experiences and those of his friend, A-Ching, who never made it out. Experience the time and place, and the waiting, in hope, for a chance to keep the stories alive.
A woman who believes she chose an unconventional path in her life is startled to find her children are stepping further beyond society's boundaries. Ai-tsao is a widow who is nearly 60 years old; her husband, over twenty years her senior, has been dead for nearly two decades, and Ai-tsao's life has settled into a comfortable routine of looking after her elderly mother and doting on her two adult children. Ai-tsao was born into a conservative and exclusionist minority family. After falling in love with a much older teacher of mainland descent, she abandoned her family and eloped. Decades later, her discovery that her son is gay and that her daughter has a black boyfriend makes her question choices in her past.
A middle-aged couple are taking a walk by the harbour and having a fight when they meet an old acquaintance. When they walk past the Mazu temple, where he proposed to her, it reminds them of how things used to be.
Ashin has spent his enitre life training for the national team in gymnastics. His mother believes his work will amount to nothing and asks his high school coach to take him off the team. Ashin then quits the sport entirely. He quickly falls in with wrong crowd and finds himself in a lot of trouble. Ashin leaves his small hometown of Yilan. Will he ever get back to the sport that he loves?
There are many things that a woman's hands can do but wiping tears off is not one of them. This is Meng Meng Betel Nut Stand run by three women, which offers comfort to the residents in this small seaside town.
A high school student and a pop singer meld reality with fiction as they both fantasize themselves as characters in a Ming dynasty tale of seduction - "The Peony Pavilion."
An older man and a teenager meet while wandering across the street from a gay wedding party; it's the big day for the older man's son and the teenager's father. As they meet for the first time, do they want to give their blessings to their families?
What if love fades? When have we drifted apart? To ease his partner’s fear of her fading fertility, Sen dedicates himself to preparing his body for parenthood. But after the doctor confirms his sperm motility is healthy, Sen recoils from the intimacy he once embraced. As her ovulation window begins to close, the fragile harmony of their marriage starts to unravel beneath the surface.
Yue's brother was executed by the government. Determined to bring his body back home, Yue goes to Taipei alone and is nearly sold by human traffickers. Luckily, she is saved by Chao Kung-tao, a discharged soldier. Seeing no prospects in his own life, he decides to help Yue. Two people with no relations become friends in need, embarking on a journey that could cost them their lives.
Kang had all but lost contact with his mother since moving to Taipei to pursue his studies. But one day, an unexpected visit from his mother and uncle would force him to take a long journey back home. The 'home' Kang has to return to, however, is not a physical place or space, but a past he had hidden away and refused to face... until now.