Taiwan sales company Mandarin Vision has taken worldwide rights to Lee Yun Chan’s To Be Ordinary ahead of its world premiere in Competition at Busan International Film Festival (BIFF, October 6-15).
The Taiwanese drama follows the challenges of a young man and his grieving family after he becomes paralysed in a car accident. The cast is headed by Weber Yang from PTS series The Outlaw Doctor and Chang Shih Ying, who won best supporting actress at the Golden Horse Awards in 2019 for The Teacher.
The worldwide rights exclude Taiwan and mainland China.
It marks director Lee’s return to Busan selection for the first time in more than 20 years, after her feature debut The Shoe Fairy received its world premiere in the festival’s New Currents in 2005. Lee’s Golden Horse Award-winning short The Magical Washing Machine also played BIFF the same year.
It is also the director’s return to feature filmmaking after a long hiatus, having directed drama series such as Women In Taipei for Disney+ and working in commercial advertising in recent years.
Taipei-based Mandarin Vision will also launch Liu Bang Yao’s psychological drama Anthill at the upcoming Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM, October 10-13) in Busan. Starring Roy Chiu (Girl) and Alice Ko (Someday Or One Day), the film follows a married couple who are in financial trouble and purchase a bargain property that turns out to be stigmatised. It is in post-production for release next year.
Anthill is produced by veteran Yeh Jufeng, who is behind Chen Yu-hsun’s A Foggy Tale, Taiwan’s Oscar submission, and Shu Qi’s directorial debut Girl. Both titles are also represented by Mandarin Vision.
Busan announced the lineup for its 31st edition today and To Be Ordinary is among several titles selected for Competition – a section that was introduced last year to showcase the trends and future vision of Asian cinema.
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