Documentary 'Returning Home' releases on Mother's Day
"Returning Home", the first documentary film to capture the living conditions of veterans in Taiwan from mainland China, officially premiered on May 10th, with a special screening event held at the Guangzhou Library. The filmmakers followed six veterans with different origins, backgrounds, and identities, using real footage to capture Taiwan compatriots' heartfelt voices of returning home.
The film revisits the historic 1987 veterans' returning home movement. Veteran He Wende, one of the initiators of the Returning Home Promotion Association, defied opposition and took to the streets, his voice full of determination: "If I can't live to see my parents in this lifetime, I will return to the mainland even in death!"
On Mother's Day 38 years ago, veterans wearing shirts with the Chinese characters "想家" (meaning homesick) and holding signs filled with messages of longing stood on the streets, sending a clear and resolute message across the Taiwan Strait: their deep longing for their mothers and homeland, and their unwavering determination to "return to the mainland". The simple yet intense emotions captured in the film poster create a moving scene, blending history and reality.
"If I could go home, I'd kneel at my mother's knees and call out 'Mom' a thousand or even ten thousand times—to make up for decades of lost company." These heartfelt words reflect the deepest feelings of 600,000 veterans in Taiwan from mainland China. Living far from their homeland, many passed away without ever reuniting with their mothers or returning to their homeland—this became their lifelong regret.
Among the featured veterans is Gao Binghan, from Heze, Shandong, who has been away from home for 76 years. His last photograph with his mother during his youth is one of his most treasured possessions. At the event, he expressed his deep homesickness and affection through a letter passed along by his niece, which deeply moved all the audience present. Stories like these unfold throughout the film.
The documentary "Returning Home" was released during Mother's Day, which adds a special layer of meaning to the film's significance. The separation of the strait cannot sever the bond of blood; as the director said, "We are bound by blood, and we will always be one family!"
Source: Lingnan On the Cloud
聚集中国台湾老兵，纪录电影《日暮·归乡》母亲节档期上映
作为首部记载中国台湾老兵生计现状的电影，纪录电影《日暮·归乡》于5月10日正式上映，并在广州图书馆举办了该片的广州首映礼。据悉，主创们以六位本籍、布景、身份各不相同的老兵为主人公，用实在镜头倾诉着整体台湾民众巴望回家的内心之声。
影片带领观众重返1987年那场汹涌澎湃的老兵返乡运动。作为返乡促进会发起人之一的老兵何文德不管劝止走上街头，坚决有力的乡音穿透时空：“今生今世不能活着见爸爸妈妈，我死了也要回大陆！”
38年前的母亲节，老兵们身着印有“想家”字样的衬衫、手举写满思乡心声的标语牌站立街头，向海峡两岸昭示着他们对母亲、对祖国的深深怀念和“我要回大陆”的坚决决计。质朴却浓郁的情感穿越韶光定格海报之上，构成了前史与实际交错的动听一幕。
“假使可以回家，我最想跪在母亲的膝下，高喊一千个、一万个‘妈妈’，把这几十年没磕的头都磕出来。”一句话道出了一切老兵心底最深切的情感。当年迁往中国台湾的60万老兵，流浪半生，乃至客死他乡，再也见不到的母亲和回不去的家园是他们此生最大的惋惜。
影片中，本籍山东菏泽的高秉涵，离家76年，年少时期和母亲最终一张合影是他这几十年来最名贵的东西。活动现场，他经过自己的外甥女传递了自己的祝福和激烈的归乡之情，一封家书倾诉的深深思乡之情打动了在场的一切观众。这样的故事在这部影片中不断演出。
纪录电影《日暮·归乡》于母亲节档期上映，别具一番深意。海峡隔不断血脉亲情，就像导演在现场说的：“不露锋芒血浓于水，不露锋芒永远都是一家人！”
文丨记者 黄宙辉 通讯员 郭晶晶 郭晓婉 江海潮图丨主办方供给翻译丨黄宇洁审校丨洪婷
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