With a singular voice that distinguishes him from his New Taiwan Cinema contemporaries, Lin Cheng-sheng adds to his brief, but already remarkable, filmography with Sweet Degeneration, his third film in two years. As with A Drifting Life and Murmur of Youth, Lin’s new film delicately unfolds, gradually building to a climax of stunning emotional reverberations. Drawn from a particularly painful episode in the director’s past, Sweet Degeneration delves into the uneasy bonds a brother and sister have with each other and the people around them.
Lee Kang-sheng | |
Leon Dai | |
Jing Tseng | Mei-li |
Chen Shiang-Chyi | Ju-feng |
Shih-huang Chen | Father |
Chao-yin Hsiao | Hsiao-lien |
Tze-min Hsiao | Mei-li's friend |
Lee Sun-fung | Motel chef |
Chih-long Lin | Ah-ching |
Li-jung Lu | Prostitute |