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A struggling filmmaker who unexpectedly becomes a puppet candidate for a corrupt congressman. He serves as a semi-autobiographical avatar for the director.

The film uses absurdist humor to mask deep-seated sadness and despair. It explores the "muck of midlife," where characters realize that the quest for meaning might be a "cruel trick played by existence". Classmates Minus YIFY

Through the characters' jobs, the film critiques Taiwanese political corruption, class disparities, and the "mundane struggles of ordinary people". A struggling filmmaker who unexpectedly becomes a puppet

A paper craftsman with a severe stutter who builds elaborate paper houses for the dead—homes that the living often cannot afford. Thematic Deep Dive It explores the "muck of midlife," where characters

The film follows four men in their 40s who frequently gather at a tea shop to play cards and smoke, their lives mostly defined by "unfulfilled dreams and middle-age ennui":

A diligent insurance salesman who is constantly passed over for promotions while worrying about his future marriage and unborn child.