When Yesterday Comes

When Yesterday Comes

2012 · 76 min · ★ 1.0 · Drama

Following the success of The Long Goodbye, the Taiwan Catholic Foundation of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia has embarked on a second documentary film dealing with the plight of elderly people suffering from conditions like Alzheimer’s and other degenerative disorders resulting in memory loss. When Yesterday Comes takes the route of a compendium of four shorts by different directors.

Directed by Singing Chen · Written by Shen Ko-shang

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