🏷 12.19 — Mother Bhumi 🖌 Taiwan Premiere a Great Success!
The latest representative work by Golden Horse Best Leading Actress Fan Bingbing, Mother Bhumi, is set to be released this Friday (12/19). Last night, the premiere was held at the brand-new Ambassador Changchun Cinema Hall A.
Director Chong Keat Aun and actor Bai Runyin joined the audience for engaging pre- and post-screening discussions, leaving everyone deeply immersed and sparking lively exchanges.
The event was star-studded, welcoming Golden Horse Best Actress Yang Kuei-mei, Golden Melody Award–winning musician Sandee Chan, as well as directors Zero Chou, Sylvia Chang, Lau Yi-an, Lin Cheng-sheng, Hung Hung, Gavin Lin, Wen Jing-hui, Soda, Sui Shu-fen, Wang An-min, Yang Cheng-hsin, Sun Ming-yu, Chen Sheng-yuan, Wang Yi-ching, and actors Wang Yu-xuan, Lee Hsing, Chiu Chih-yu, Pan Chin-yu, Lin Cheng-hsun, along with many other filmmakers and friends. Together, they shared a unique night that was both magical and grounded in reality.
🏷 Post-Screening Star Reviews
🌟 “It’s rare to encounter a film like this in one’s lifetime — missing it would be a pity.” — Lin Cheng-sheng
🌟 “Fan Bingbing seems to have transformed her soul, becoming a person of the land and blooming flowers that can only grow from the earth.” — Soda
🌟 “The most worthwhile Chinese-language film of the year. Fan Bingbing is truly powerful — the director ‘planted’ her into Kedah’s soil, and from it grew Feng Yin, the ritual healer.” — Yang Cheng-hsin
🌟 “Mother Bhumi returns to Chong Keat Aun’s most captivating world — a contemplative gaze at the everyday where all things have spirits.” — Hung Hung
🌟 “A story I’ve never seen before — Fan Bingbing speaking three languages is incredible!” — Lee Hsing
🌟 “Filming the magical in the most realistic way, because magic is also reality.” — Wang Yu-xuan
🌟 “Fan Bingbing is no longer Fan Bingbing — she truly becomes Mother Bhumi. Highly worth watching.” — Pan Chin-yu
▶️ Mother Bhumi | 12.19 — Ritual Unbound, Nationwide Release in Taiwan
Special filmmaker screenings and first-week exclusives to be announced soon.
🏆 Winner of Best Leading Actress — 62nd Golden Horse Awards
🏆 Winner of Best Cinematography — 62nd Golden Horse Awards
🏆 Winner of Best Original Film Song — 62nd Golden Horse Awards