Celluloid Dreams Takes Sales on Taiwanese Director Shen Ko-Shang’s ‘Deep Quiet Room,’ Starring Ariel Lin and Joseph Chang (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Paris-based sales company Celluloid Dreams has taken international distribution rights to Taiwanese director Shen Ko-Shang’s drama “Deep Quiet Room,” starring Ariel Lin and Joseph Chang. “Deep Quiet Room” – which has been a standout at the Asian and European co-production markets including Busan’s Asian Contents and Film Market – marks the feature film debut of Shen, a former artistic director of the Taipei Film Festival who previously made several well-received shorts and docs. “After his pregnant wife Yi-ting unexpectedly committed suicide, Ming decides to take care of his father-in-law, only to find out the unbearable truth of Yi-ting’s family that leads to her death,” reads the synopsis.

Lin is known across Asia for her roles in hit Taiwan television dramas “It Started With a Kiss,” “In Time With You” and, most recently, “Imperfect Us.” Taiwanese heartthrob Chang recently starred in TV miniseries “Coolie,” in which he played a Chinese rebel who participated in the Taiping Rebellion against the Qing Emperor. “The themes discussed in ‘Deep Quiet Room’ — gender relations, the journey of love and deprivation, the true meaning of family and the powerlessness of victims — are universal,” Shen said in his director’s statement. “These heartbreaking stories exist in every country, yet when you close your eyes and see a face that makes you want to give all your love, you find a good reason to live.” The film, which is co-written by Shang and Lu Hsin-Chih, is edited by Poland’s Przemysław Chruścielewski (“Corpus Christi”), while the score is by regular Terrence Malick collaborator Hanan Townshend and the director of photography is Chen Ta-Pu (“We Are Champions”).