Paper Houses and Horses
2025•19m•Released
Drama
A mortuary in Taiwan stores the bodies of deceased children whose parents, for whatever reason, have disappeared. Their remains are kept at the top of a freezer, sometimes for years, until the funeral home organizes a ceremony. Houses and horses made of paper are burned to accompany the children on their solitary journey to the afterlife.
Director
An Chu
Writer
An Chu
Languages
Mandarin
Cast
Li Yu-jie
Yu-Chieh
Yang Ya-mu
Boy (soul)
Yang Chun-he
Boy (body)
Ruan Bo-hao
Teenager riding the horse
Production
Producer
Wang Tzu-yuan
Producer
An Chu
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