🎬 Golden Horse 62｜These Nominated Narrative Features Reignite Our Faith in Chinese-Language Cinema

The 62nd Golden Horse Awards nominees have been announced, and the energy accumulated in the Chinese-language film world over the past year is finally erupting. We’ve selected several standout narrative features for a deep dive — from quiet social allegories to bold coming-of-age stories. Be sure to catch this exceptional season of cinema.

📺 Don’t miss the special Golden Horse Awards broadcast on KTSF Channel 26 — Saturday night, November 22.

The 62nd Golden Horse Awards nominees

🎞 A Foggy Tale

Taiwanese director Chen Yu-hsun sets this film against the backdrop of Taiwan’s White Terror era, weaving a story of intergenerational memory and the shadow of history. The film’s poetic yet stark visual language captures the profound loneliness of individuals swept by historical currents. Figures move slowly through foggy industrial ruins and echoing nightscapes — abandoned factories, bicycle bells in the dark, and silent sighs — all reminding us that past traumas still linger. A reflection on Taiwan’s past and a mirror for the present.

🎞 Mother Bhumi

This Malaysian feature masterfully blends Hindu mythology with modern familial conflict. A young woman resists outside developers to protect her homeland — underneath lies a story of matriarchal power and the rebirth of faith. Director Arvind applies long takes, natural landscapes, and impressionistic color palettes to create a mythic visual experience. Viewers walk among dense forests and sacred rituals, hearing the whispered spirits of the land. A powerful tribute to femininity, nature, and legacy.

🎞 The Waves Will Carry Us

Set in a coastal town, this lyrical drama traces the lives of three generations of women — mother, daughter, granddaughter — as they experience love, loss, and reconciliation. The tide and the sea’s rhythm echo their emotional journeys. The imagery — returning fishing boats, crumbling family homes, departing children — asks: where do we come from, and where are we going? Poignant, tender, but never sentimental.

🎞 Left-Handed Girl

Director Su Shiqing’s debut centers on a girl with autism, labeled as "different" by school and family. Instead of dramatizing her condition, the film adopts an introspective pace, showing her world through a left-handed lens — how she draws, writes, and processes sound. Each small anxiety, hope, and hurt is rendered with honesty. It’s a story of growth through understanding, challenging the very definition of "normal."

🎞 Queerpanorama

In monochrome, director Lee Jun delivers a collage-style narrative exploring gender, identity, and marginalization. Characters with diverse desires and identities intersect in a cityscape — alleys, nightclubs, empty apartments. The film is both a drift through the metropolis and a quest for belonging. Who gets to define “us”? Must “I” only look one way? A radical work embracing fluidity and breaking binaries.

🎞 Deep Quiet Room

After returning from a sanatorium, a woman realizes her life has been silently eroded. Shadows, mirrors, and silences build a psychological maze, where every wall crack and echoed memory traps both character and viewer. The true horror isn’t external — it’s the internal unraveling. The film’s minimal editing and atmosphere delve deep into fear rooted in self-loss.

🎞 A Good Child

The safe haven of family can sometimes become a quiet prison. A father, obsessed with raising a "good child," loses himself in societal pressure and educational expectations. Through dining tables, school gates, and notebooks, the film redefines the cost of being “good.” Without loud conflict, the story flows gently — reminding us how easily we project our own anxieties onto our children’s futures.

🎞 A Dance With Rainbows

A female revenge epic meets stylized action fantasy. Drawing from wuxia aesthetics, the film infuses modern feminist energy — dance, color, and swordplay shatter passive stereotypes. The “rain-drenched sword dance” scene stuns, while the ending lingers: revenge isn’t only about retaliation; it’s about rebirth. Visually bold and thematically resonant.

🎞 Snow in June

Set in contemporary Hong Kong, this film follows a group of young people navigating uncertainty in turbulent times. Graffiti, street footsteps, and rain combine with political memory to form a textured urban portrait. The director blends daily life with historical tension, honoring the city’s spirit while gently questioning individual existence. Poetic, heavy, and unforgettably relevant.

📺 Don’t miss this cinematic celebration!Each of these films is a standout nominee at the 62nd Golden Horse Awards. Tune in to KTSF Channel 26 on Saturday, November 22 for full coverage: red carpet moments, behind-the-scenes stories, and in-depth interviews with leading directors and actors. Witness the new chapter of Chinese-language cinema — together.