Sweet Degeneration

With a singular voice that distinguishes him from his New Taiwan Cinema contemporaries, Lin Cheng-sheng adds to his brief, but already remarkable, filmography with Sweet Degeneration, his third film in two years. As with A Drifting Life and Murmur of Youth, Lin’s new film delicately unfolds, gradually building to a climax of stunning emotional reverberations. Drawn from a particularly painful episode in the director’s past, Sweet Degeneration delves into the uneasy bonds a brother and sister have with each other and the people around them.

Cast

Lee Kang-sheng Chun-sheng Chen Shiang-Chyi Ju-feng

Jing Tseng

Chih-long Lin Ah-ching

Shih-huang Chen Father

Leon Dai Ah-hai

Li-jung Lu Prostitute

Chao-yin Hsiao Hsiao-lien

Tze-min Hsiao Mei-li's friend

Lee Sun-fung Motel chef

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