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On Marriage: Wishful Syncing

"Don't overthink, just do it."
Being the most unsuccessful fitness trainer, the hard-working Pao still doesn't know what he has done wrong.
He trained everyone as if they were national athletes, but they all ran away, except for the lousy inventor Sam, who doesn't pay Pao, and instead gives high-tech gizmos in place of his membership fees. His wife Tzu-ya's old crush Li Ta-jen unexpectedly butts into their almost three years of marriage. It turns out that Tzu-ya has been putting up with the seemingly tranquil marriage...

  • John HSU
    Director
  • Isara CHEN
    Writer
  • Madeline WU
    Producer
  • Zoe YU
    Producer
  • Kuan Ting LIU
    Key Cast
    "Pao"
  • Ke Fang SUN
    Key Cast
    "Tzu-ya"
  • Lego LEE
    Key Cast
    "Li Ta-jen"
  • RD HUANG
    Key Cast
    "Sam"
  • Public Television Service Taiwan
    Distributor
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    你的婚姻不是你的婚姻：聖筊
  • Project Type:
    Feature, Television, Web / New Media
  • Genres:
    Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Romance
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 22 minutes 54 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 1, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    325,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Taiwan
  • Country of Filming:
    Taiwan
  • Language:
    Chinese, Mandarin Chinese
  • Shooting Format:
    4K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 2023 INPUT
    Taipei
    Taiwan
    May 16, 2023
    International Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - John HSU

John HSU Han-Chiang graduated with MFA from Radio-TV-Film department, Shih Hsin University. Always interested in digital culture, video games, comedy and sci-fi genres, he won the “Best Director Award” at Golden Bell Awards 2005, the biggest television award in Taiwan, with his TV movie debut Real Online. John was a member of Berlinale Talent Campus 2007 and also a Shopsteward of INPUT 2009. His previous short films have been selected at Rotterdam Film Festival. Hsu is also one of the founders of AFK PL@YERS, the biggest machinima production group in Taiwan. His VR film Your Spiritual Temple Sucks was selected at numerous film festivals, including Sundance, World VR Forum, BIFAN, Sydney and Neuchâtel. Detention is Hsu’s first feature film.

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Director Statement

As a newlywed, I really dare not say that I am good at handling the extremely complicated question of marriage, let alone representing the nature of any relationship. There are different kinds of "divine answers" of moon blocks in everyone's mind. Even if you don't know what to do, or you'd like to leave the decision to God's will or fate, you may find out what you truly wish for at the moment the moon blocks fall.

In uncertain times like this, rather than discussing the difficulties and obstacles in marriages in a serious way, we hope to deliver a little warmth to audiences with a small, simple, a bit clumsy, but absolutely sincere romantic comedy.