The Carry-On
What We Carry, Carries Us.
What haunts us is not only death, but aging.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?
- Director
- Hsu Li-wen
Who's in it
Cast
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Story overview
What It's About
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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.
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Box Office & Release
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- Release date
- Aug 16, 2026
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
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- Country
- Taiwan
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