No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti

A father’s love for his child is unconditional, a bond that can’t be broken. But sometimes government bureaucracy can interfere.

Li Wu-hisung lives in a harbor zone in Taiwan with his small daughter. He doesn’t have a job, so he takes on risky tasks on boats to earn money. When he tries to do the right thing and enroll his daughter in a school, the government decides it’s in the child’s best interest to remove her from his care. The title of the film, which translates to I can’t live without you, becomes evident once the man’s daughter is taken from him. He does everything he can to get her back, leading to a desperate standoff in front of the media and the world. Shot with an amazingly controlled sense of composition, actor-turned-director Leon Dai delivers a thoughtful and well-rounded film. With strong visuals filmed in beautiful black and white, this is an emotional and satisfying film. Based on a true story, it conveys a quest of love that knows no bounds. Though it would be easy to judge the father based on his economic standing, the purity of his emotion carries the film and makes him sympathetic to even the most jaded audience member.

Other Information

• Starring : Chen Wenbin, Zhao Youxuan, Lin Zhiru
• Director: Leon Dai
• Also known as : Not Without You (English), No puedo vivir sin ti

  ( International, Spanish)

• Chinese Title: 不能沒有你
• Genre: Drama, Teen Flick
• Runtime: 93 min
• Language: Hakka, Min Nan, Mandarin
• Released Date: June 2009
• Country: Taiwan