艋舺

　　电影将以上世纪1950和1980年代的双时间轴呈现，故事以张云林（张艾嘉饰）为核心开始，观众将看到以倒叙手法回忆1950年代年轻的张云林（李心洁饰）在二次世界大战后的生活。妹妹张云红（林宣妤饰）的过世使张云林陷入罪恶感之中，此时，她也遇见了日本籍园艺师中村有朋（阿部宽饰），协助她打造纪念花园，并开启一段揪心的爱情故事。

　　迷幻少女遇著過氣公安老頭，未必是貓捉老鼠累鬥累，也可以是從老前輩身上學會認識自己。阿 P 為追阿初欠她的債，偶然與阿初的外公相遇，兩個生活態度南轅北轍的人，就是這樣在荒謬的處境中相互學習。阿P在當中看見年青一代的無奈：十六歲的迷途青春、愛情的無助、軟性毒品的蠶食、面對父母失敗的婚姻、自己渾噩的前途....阿初無故失蹤，又是否因抵受不了同樣殘酷的青春？世情像玻璃，有時看得透，有時不，相同的只是：兩者同樣冰冷易碎。
　　The second feature from Hong Kong indie director Carol Lai is about the vulnerability of youth, made even more fragile by the vulnerable world of the adults. Grandpa Wu used to be a policeman in Mainland China and has now retired to a life of seclusion on an outlying island. One day, her daughter calls him up and reports that his granddaughter Ah Cho is again missing. The old man hits the road again, in search of the young girl. Then P, Ah Cho's best friend, emerges out of nowhere and heads Wu's search, leading the old man into a series of strange encounters in the uncharted world of frustrated youth.
　　Source: 25th HKIFF (2001)

沈青怀着孕，压力很大。 她照顾着意外怀孕的学生和患有脑瘫的叔叔，后者有被赶出疗养院的危险。 成本不断增加，时间紧迫，但她和丈夫勉强承受。 当她收到自己的孩子有70%的几率先天残疾的消息时，她的婚姻陷入危机，沈青和她的丈夫为残疾胎儿的命运争论不休，而这个未出生的灵魂却同情地观察着一切。
　　周洲导演凭借池韵的强势主演和脑瘫患者的参与，讲述了一个女人在一个对残疾人抱有偏见的世界里遵循自己道德的悲痛故事。 ——贾森·马赫（摘自大阪亚洲电影节官网）
　　Qing Chen is carrying a child and a lot of pressure. She is looking after a student who has had an unplanned pregnancy and an uncle with cerebral palsy who is at risk of being kicked out of a nursing home. Costs are mounting and time is short but she and her husband are getting by, just about. When she receives news that her baby has a 70% chance of being born disabled, it ignites a crisis in her marriage as Qing Chen and her husband argue over the fate of their unborn baby who is observing everything sympathetically.With a powerful leading performance by Chi Yun and the participation of people with cerebral palsy, director ZHOU Zhou gives a harrowing look at a woman following her own morality in a world where some hold prejudice against the disabled. [Jason MAHER]

吴优（黄晓明 饰）虽已到不惑之年，但智商认知水平仍停留在孩童时期。他人如其名，像孩子那般无忧无虑，对世界抱有好奇。至今单身的吴优平日里与乐观开朗的母亲沈丽萍（陆小芬 饰）生活在一起。他在加入了一个叫“阳光俱乐部”的成功学组织后成为了高级合伙人，这时母亲却突患重病。哥哥吴迪（祖峰 饰）作为医生想尽办法为母亲治病，但吴优却选择了截然不同的救母之路。他坚信只要让阳光照进内心，生命总会有奇迹……

　　少女林晓阳（杨林 饰）爱看漫画，常幻想自己是细川智荣子少女漫画《尼罗河女儿》主角。她生活在繁华的台北，白天在肯德基当店员，晚上在夜校读书。晓阳与家人住在一座简陋的平房里，祖父（李天禄 饰）是个风趣的老头。父亲（崔福生 饰）在嘉义当员警，常年在外执勤。母亲去世后，晓阳肩负起母亲的职责，照顾上了年纪的父亲及上学的妹妹，并整天为哥哥担心。
　　哥哥（高捷 饰）与朋友合开一家餐厅，白天工作，晚上当小偷，却能照顾到家人。父亲和哥哥爆发冲突时，晓阳总是站在哥哥一边。她暗恋上哥哥的朋友阿三，却不知阿三爱着别人。种种事实让她感到气愤、悲伤和绝望，并在遭受打击后成熟清醒。