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The Knot
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The Knot

2006 · 117 min Drama Romance War
5.0 / 10 · TMDB

They fell in love; Chen Qiushui was 20. Wang Biyun was 18. When Qiushui fled Taiwan after the 228 Massacre, Biyun gave him a gold engagement ring and they promised to meet again. Qiushui served as an army doctor during the Korean War, where he met Wang Jindi, a nurse from Shanghai who fell in love with him instantly. Years had gone by, Qiushui married Jindi and settled in Tibet. While in Taiwan, Biyun buried Qiushui's mother and continued to pray for his return. Flashback to modern time, Biyun is living in New York. Her niece played by Isabella Leong, a writer, has travelled to Tibet to find out what happened to Qiushui. Through the pictures she sends back via internet, Biyun finally gets to see the familiar face once again.

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

The film constructs an epic love saga across three timeframes and vast geographies. It relies on the tension between personal devotion and the grinding wheels of history, exploring how political upheavals fracture destinies and redefine loyalty.

What lingers after the final frame is the poignant beauty of endurance and the quiet tragedy of time lost. The emotional resonance comes from lives lived in the shadow of a promise. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Yin Li

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Watch undisturbed in the evening, allowing its melancholic, deliberate pace to fully envelop you.

🎭 Cast

Chen Kun

Chen Kun

陈秋水

Vivian Hsu

Vivian Hsu

王碧云

Li Bingbing

Li Bingbing

王金娣

Ronald Chin Han

Ronald Chin Han

王庭武

Yang Kuei-mei

Yang Kuei-mei

徐凤娘

Gua Ah-leh

Gua Ah-leh

王碧云(老年)

Isabella Leong Lok-Sze

Isabella Leong Lok-Sze

王晓芮

Steven Cheung Chi-Hang

Steven Cheung Chi-Hang

薛子路

Zhu Yin

Zhu Yin

王太太

Snoopy Yu

Snoopy Yu

王雨萌

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