Family Matters (2025 film)

Family Matters
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese我家的事
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWǒjiā de shì
Southern Min
Tâi-lôGuán tau ê tāi
Directed byPan Ke-yin
Screenplay byPan Ke-yin
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyChao Kuan-heng
Edited byLee Hui
Pan Kexin
Music byDJ Didilong
Production
companies
Cool Image Filmmaking Studio Co., Ltd.
Distributed byCatchplay
Release date
  • 12 September 2025 (2025-09-12)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryTaiwan
LanguagesTaiwanese Mandarin
Taiwanese Hokkien
BudgetNT$32 million
Box officeNT$10.67 million[1]

Family Matters (Chinese: 我家的事; pinyin: Wǒjiā de shì; Tâi-lô: Guán tau ê tāi) is a 2025 Taiwanese family drama film directed by Pan Ke-yin and produced by Cheng Yu-chieh. The film stars Lan Wei Hua, Alexia, Tseng Jing-hua, and Yao Chun-yao. It received eight nominations at the 62nd Golden Horse Awards.[2]

Plot

The plot centers on the elder sister, Spring, discovering that she is adopted; the mother, Autumn, undergoing artificial insemination; the younger brother, Summer, preparing for military service; and the father, Winter, dealing with gambling debts and a volatile temper. The film explores how each member's story, told from their unique perspective, connects to form the complex narrative of the family.[3]

As the family confronts past wounds, generational expectations, and hidden tensions, they are forced to reevaluate what it truly means to stay together. Through a series of conflicts and reconciliations, the story depicts how each member learns to face their fears, communicate honestly, and rediscover their bond.

Cast

  • Lan Wei-hua as Hsiao Shun-dong (Winter), the father
  • Kao Yi-ling as Chen Li-chiu (Autumn), the mother
  • Huang Pei-chi as Hsiao Chun-hsiu (Spring), the daughter
  • Tseng Jing-hua as Hsiao Tzu-hsia (Big Summer), the son
  • Chu Yi-ming as young Hsiao Tzu-hsia (Little Summer)
  • Yao Chun-yao as Winter's military buddy and owner of the Warren Motel
  • Yen Yi-wen as senior staff member of the Warren Motel

Release

Family Matters was released in Taiwan on 12 September 2025.[4]

Awards

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result
2025 27th Taipei Film Awards Best Screenplay Pan Ke-yin Nominated
Best Actor Lan Wei-hua Nominated
Best Actress Kao Yi-ling Won[5]
Best Supporting Actor Tseng Jing-hua Nominated
Best New Performer Huang Pei-chi Nominated
Audience Choice Award Family Matters Won[6]
62nd Golden Horse Awards Best Actor Lan Wei-hua Nominated
Best Actress Kao Yi-ling Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Tseng Jing-hua Won[7]
Best Supporting Actor Yao Chun-yao Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Huang Pei-chi Nominated
Best New Director Pan Kexin Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Pan Ke-yin Won[8]
Best Original Film Song Crowd Lu – "Yi Lu Shunfeng" Nominated

Other awards

  • 2024 – Winner, Superior Screenplay Award, 46th Excellent Screenplay Awards
  • 2025 – Winner, Uncaged Award for Best Feature Film, 24th New York Asian Film Festival
  • 2025 – Winner, Yakushi Pearl Award, 20th Osaka Asian Film Festival
  • 2025 – Official Selection, Competition Section, 27th Udine Far East Film Festival

References

  1. ^ "Taiwan Box Office Report". Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute. 30 November 2025.
  2. ^ 返鄉拍「我家的事」 導演:讓世界看見是社頭幸福 Central News Agency (Taiwan). 8 August 2025.
  3. ^ 家人心事5/回家鄉拍電影學會「放手」 潘客印媽媽聽了故事這樣說 Mirror Media. 19 September 2025.
  4. ^ 《我家的事》藍葦華「做功課」脫褲滑倒 高伊玲拍流產戲情緒崩潰 Mirror Media. 13 August 2025.
  5. ^ 王心妤 (2025-07-05). "台北電影節 泰國演員萬洛破紀錄封帝、高伊玲摘女主角". Central News Agency (Taiwan) (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2025-12-05.
  6. ^ "淡江大傳校友潘客印《我家的事》 受邀日義影展再入圍北影5+1獎項". Central News Agency (Taiwan) (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2025-05-23. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
  7. ^ "【2025金馬獎】曾敬驊《我家的事》奪最佳男配角:我不太會說話,但我做了很多勇敢的事". The News Lens (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2025-11-22. Retrieved 2025-12-05.
  8. ^ Chou, Inna (2025-11-21). "2025金馬獎|《我家的事》提名金馬8大獎、全家5位演員都入圍!劇情、演員提名解析一次看". Vogue Taiwan (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2025-12-04.