Road’s End in Taiwan
World Premiere at Solothurner Filmtage 2025
Asia Premiere at Taipei Film Festival 2025
We are pleased to share that Road’s End in Taiwan had its WORLD PREMIERE on January 24, 2025, at the Solothurner Filmtage in Switzerland.
As one of Switzerland’s most respected film festivals, the Solothurner Filmtage offers a remarkable platform to introduce our story to the world. Road’s End in Taiwan celebrated its Asian Premiere at the Taipei Film Festival with a full house of enthusiastic moviegoers. The director, cast, and producer joined the screening, sharing the joy of the moment with the audience. Following the film, they engaged in a lively Q&A session, exchanging stories and laughter, making the night a warm and memorable celebration with exceptionally high audience engagement.
narrative feature | Chinese, French, English | 91 min | completed
Synopsis
Damien grew up in Geneva, never knowing his father. At thirty-two, he suddenly learns that he is the direct heir of an Englishman living in Taiwan. Damien flies to Taipei where he meets his Taiwanese half-brother Steven. Their inheritance is suspended, on account of two other missing heirs. Damien and Steven set out to find them on the island. The road movie tells the story of two brothers’ quest for a father and for his money.
Director Bio
Maria Nicollier
Screenwriter, Producer, Director, Casting, Location Sound Mixer, Editor, Cinematographer, Production Designer, Location Sound Mixer
Born in 1972 in Geneva, Switzerland. 1997 Receives Arts degree from University of Geneva. 1999 Receives Sociology degree from social sciences faculty, Geneva and Kyoto. 2000 Receives degree in film from New York Film Academy. Since 2003 works as producer and filmmaker at Rec Production in Neuchâtel. Her feature film ROAD’S END IN TAIWAN is a first Swiss-Taiwanese coproduction.
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crew credits
Production: REC Production, Serendipity Films
Producer: Philippe Calame, Estela Valdivieso Chen, Maria Nicollier
Directed by: Maria Nicollier
Written by: Maria Nicollier
Cinematography: Ludovic Matthey
Editing: Kevin Schlosser
Location Sound Mix: Camille Bonard, Chun-Yi Li
Sound Design: Laurent Jespersen
Re-Recording Mix: Yvan Bing
Music: Tarek Schmidt
Production Design: Yin-chiao Liao, Bartek Sozanski
Lighting Design: Romain Schar
Costumes: Ya Chen Lai
Make up: Virginie Pernet, An ping Li
cast credits
Pierre-Antoine Dubey as Damien
Rhydian Vaughan as Steven, the eldest brother
Elliot Malvezzi as Yishang, the young brother
Charlotte Déniel as Isabelle, the sister
Isabelle Meyer as Catherine, the mother
Elsie Yeh as Mei, the father’s wife
Nolay Piho as Yang, Yishang’s father
DISTRIBUTION (SWITZERLAND)
Outside the Box
DISTRIBUTION (Taiwan&Asia)
Serendipity Distribution
CO-PRODUCTION
RTS Radio Television Switzerland, Label Image, Content Digital Film, TaiwanPlus, House on Fire International
WITH THE SUPPORT OF
Federal Office of Culture (FOC), TAICCA Creative Content Agency, Cinéforom and Loterie Romande, Taoyuan City Government, Fonds culturel Suissimage, Succès passage antenne SRG SSR, Fondation Meyrin Casino, Yilan County Government, Commune de Meyrin, La Fondation culturelle BCN