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Lee Yun Chan Returns to Feature Films With Taiwanese Drama at Busan
Taiwanese director Lee Yun Chan has returned to feature films with “To Be Ordinary,” her first feature in two decades.
The film is the only Taiwanese title in competition at the Busan International Film Festival.
It follows Yu Jie, a college student and web designer who is injured when a car hits his motorcycle in Taipei.
The elderly driver feels responsible and pays for Yu Jie’s medical and living costs, while his family struggles financially and emotionally.
Shared dinners help the family reconnect, and Yu Jie grows close to his physical therapist.
The story focuses on how an accident affects an ordinary family and their relationships.
The film was shot over 42 days after the cast spent time together preparing for their roles.
The provided information does not say what happens after its competition at Busan.
Taiwanese director Lee Yun Chan has returned to feature filmmaking after two decades with “To Be Ordinary.”
The film is the only Taiwanese title in competition at the Busan International Film Festival.
It follows a college student injured in a motorcycle accident and the effects on his financially strained family.
Lee says the story began taking shape about 10 years ago while she was raising her family.
The film was shot over 42 days after the cast began training.
- Who
- Taiwanese director Lee Yun Chan.
- What
- She has returned to feature films with “To Be Ordinary,” the only Taiwanese film in competition at the Busan International Film Festival.
- When
- The article was published on October 11, 2026; the film marks her return after two decades away from features.
- Where
- The film is set in Taipei and is in competition at the Busan International Film Festival.
- Why
- Lee says she wanted to tell the story of an ordinary family coping with an accident.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
I wanted to tell the story of an ordinary family in the city, trying to live their own small lives, and what happens when one of them has an accident.
Because it’s an ordinary story, like the lives we all lead, I think it can move people.
To make a film again after all this time, have it selected for competition and bring the cast to Busan – I feel really useful.
I felt I had everything, but I was lost and anxious, unsure what came next.
Lee says the story began taking shape while she was raising her family.
The film was shot over 42 days.
Variety published its article about Lee’s return to feature filmmaking with the film in Busan competition.
- Director
- Lee Yun Chan
- Film
- To Be Ordinary
- Competition status
- The only Taiwanese film in competition at the Busan International Film Festival
- Filming
- 42 days
- Feature debut
- The Shoe Fairy” (2005)
Sources
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