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On Marriage: Mary's Merry Marriage

Mary, a stay-at-home mother who is eager to return to the workforce, uses an AI robot mouse “Juno” to help her get rid of anything that’s in her way. But instead, she triggers a series of family crises. Has AI technology outsmarted humanity entirely, or has mankind never really understood marriage?

  • Pin-chuan KAO
    Director
  • Kang-chen HSIA
    Writer
  • Madeline WU
    Producer
  • Zoe Yu
    Producer
  • Kimi HSIA
    Key Cast
    "Mary"
  • Ming-shuai SHIH
    Key Cast
    "Yu-men TSAO"
  • Public Television Service Taiwan
    Distributor
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    你的婚姻不是你的婚姻：梅莉
  • Project Type:
    Feature, Television, Web / New Media
  • Genres:
    Fantasy, Drama
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 45 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 1, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    330,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Taiwan
  • Country of Filming:
    Taiwan
  • Language:
    Chinese, Chinese - Min Nan, Mandarin Chinese
  • Shooting Format:
    4K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Pin-chuan KAO

KAO Pin-chuan’s debut feature "The Soul of Bread" received nominations at the Taipei Film Awards and was selected for the Tokyo Film Festival. "The Gangs, The Oscars, and The Walking Dead" won him Best Screenplay at Taipei Film Awards and was selected for the 2019 Busan Film Festival / A Window on Asian Cinema.

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Director Statement

The dream of a housewife often begins to shrink due to marriage, constantly sacrificing, constantly compromising, and constantly convincing oneself, until the dream is destined to become a matter of the next life. Only then will they start to comfort themselves with "my children are so cute" and "the male leads in Korean dramas are still handsome."
"Mary's Merry Marriage" is talking about this sense of powerlessness, that when a housewife makes different choices, she is often facing many blades, either hurting her family or leaving herself wounded.
The reality of marriage is like walking on a tightrope, or a mouse running on a wheel, you have to keep running to avoid falling down.