Day Off

Synopsis

For forty years A-Rui has been running a barbershop, a small place where she has seen happiness and sorrow, ebb and flow. Faced with all the troubles in her life, A-Rui fully commits to her work and defeat is never an option for her, but her children never appreciate it and treat her profession with disdain. One day, A-Rui receives a phone call from the family of an old regular client who moved far away a long time ago. The family asks A-Rui if she would be willing to travel to cut the hair for the bedridden old man. Reminded of what her master taught her, “Always provide your best service,” A-Rui decides to hang up the “Day Off” sign and closes her shop for one day. She drives her beat-up old car and embarks on a long journey to do something others think is not worthwhile.

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Born in 1973, Fu Tien-Yu obtained a Master of Arts in Media Ecology & Film from the New York University. She began her career as a novelist and has won the most prestigious literature award in Taiwan. Fu has written scripts for several Taiwanese directors and made her directorial feature debut "Somewhere I Have Never Travelled" in 2009. "My Egg Boy", her second feature film, was selected by international film festivals in South Korea, Canada and Japan. "Day Off" is her third feature film.

Tien-Yu Fu

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