The Carry-On (2026)
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What We Carry, Carries Us.
What haunts us is not only death, but aging. Pei-Hua is drawn like a blurred sketch—gray, undefined, embodying the quiet experience of a woman growing older.Mothers often remain fixed in place, becoming a point of reference for their daughters’ journeys. Each of us carries a “carry-on”—unfinished burdens or lessons meant to be faced in this life. When we finally leave, do these carry-ons remain? In the film, a fire becomes a ritual of release, a way of saying goodbye. Life is rarely pure joy or sorrow, and The Carry-On is no exception.
- Date of release
- 2026-08-16
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- TV Movie
- Director
- Hsu Li-wen
Casting
- Lu Yi-ching — Mei Hsu
- Wu Yi-jung — Peihua Kon
- Andrew Chau — Ben Jiang
- Sharon Huang — Xiaofan Hsieh
- Chin Tzu-yen — Granny Joo
- Ricie Fun — Young Mei
- Grace Chen Shu-Fang — Auntie GUO
- Yeh Hui-chih — Ping Wang
- Fang Yi-ju — Mr. Zhang's daughter in law
- Eva Chou — Aunt Xia
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