"This stands in for all the films Yang was unable to make. That it transcends those expectations to become its own delicate, devastating evocation of family, using the city and its modernity to harmonise all of its auteur’s most incisive and moving abilities, is testament to his total mastery." Ryan Swen
"Few films speak so profoundly to life at the onset of the 21st century as this intimate epic." Tom Charity
"Elegant, eloquent and alive with the music of its making." Tom Ryan
"The irreplaceable director’s swan song at his peak. This is the kind of film which assures you that cinema is one of the necessities of life." Kim Haerim
"A tender family tale that transmits and opens a space for deep empathy with the characters and cultures you experience." Xavier Pillai
