The tenuous place of human beings between heaven and earth is a theme linking three disparate stories that come together only at the end of this stimulating ensemble drama. Ching (played by pop star Tarcy Su) is plunged into a spiritual crisis after the death of her child, leading her to change religions and stop talking, thereby confounding her businessman husband. Biung (Ulau Ugan) is an alcoholic, with a resentful daughter and an estranged son, who turns to his Christian church for help. Meanwhile, gentle, one-legged Yellow Bull (Jack Kao) travels the country by truck renting out icons for religious ceremonies and trying to earn enough to replace his worn prosthetic limb. Meticulously shot and interwoven, filmmaker Singing Chen’s ambitious and thoughtful second feature is a potent look at the contradictions in modern Taiwanese society.

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Written by Singing Chen, Lou Yi-an. Photographed by Shen Ko-shang. With Tarcy Su, Jack Kao, Chang Han, Ulau Ugan, Jonathan Chang, Tu Xiao-han. (119 min, Ocean Deep Films)