Goodbye Mother 2019
106minutes
Release Date
Taiwan
cinema
Original Title
Thưa Mẹ Con Đi
Hong Kong Title
Goodbye Mother
Plot Synopsis
Van, a young Vietnamese bachelor graduated in the US, returns to his hometown in Vietnam with his Vietnamese-American boyfriend, Ian. His mother is very happy with her son’s visit, but feels rather awkward with Ian, who was introduced as a "friend". A grandmother with mild dementia does not recognize her grandson and faithfully mistakes her grandson’s boyfriend with her own grandson. Although Ian feels at ease with his boyfriend getting along well with his grandma, the pressure of getting married and giving birth to children is painfully increasing. Ian is also feeling more and more uncomfortable as Van is delaying coming-out to his family, and eventually confesses their relationship to the grandma. In the meantime, Van finds out mother's hidden difficulties and faces the unexposed conflicts in the large family.