The Taste of Pork Belly

Overview

A-Mao spends his days exploring with his little sister and his buddy A-Bao. When they are hungry, there are sweet potatoes and snails to eat, and sometimes they can eat some of the pork belly that his mother gets as a gift. His father cannot find work and is depressed, often drinking. Apart from washing people's clothes, A-Mao's mother prostitutes herself in exchange for pork to feed her family. A-Mao hears his parents quarrelling and he understands where the pork belly comes from. He starts to detest his mother and refuses to eat the pork belly that he once liked so much.

Directed by Sophie Shui

Top cast

Esther Huang

A-mao's Mom

Tou Tsung-hua

A-mao's Dad

Huang You-kai

A-mao

Chin Tzu-yen

Mrs. Chen

Tang Zi-xian

Military police

Sung Shau-ching

Sound performance of military police arresting people

H

Huang Yo-yu

Z

Zhong You-wei

Details