Director Chien-Hung LIEN

Chien-Hung LIEN is a Taipei based director/screenwriter. He was selected for the 2019 Berlinale Talents. His TV movie Their Heaven (2017) was shortlisted for the Taiwan Golden Bell Awards, including Best Director. His short films include It’s Drizzling (2014), 100th Birthday Wish (2016), Classroom (2019), Old Zhang’s Store (2019). His works were selected for Busan Short Film Festival, Tokyo Short Film Festival, Hawaii Film Festival, etc. His debut feature film SALLI (2023) had its world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival.

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Official Trailer - Salli

Salli

Film Introduction

Drama ▎105 mins ▎Chien-Hung LIEN ▎2024

The online romance of Hui-Jun with a foreigner ignites gossip in the peaceful rural town where she lives. Hui-Jun is a 38-year-old Taiwanese chicken farmer, living with her brother and teenage niece Xin-Ru. She has been single for a long time until one day, Xin-Ru downloads an online dating app on Hui-Jun’s mobile phone. 

When Hui-Jun develops a digital romance with a French man, her community laughs and calls it a romance scam. To prove Martin’s existence, Hui-Jun, who has never been abroad, decides to leave for Paris to find him.