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Growing Pains

Growing Pains

2021 · 25 min · ★ 1.0 · Drama

Fourteen-year-old Yao is sick of his worn-out shoes, which his father never replace for being too deep in debt. One day, after a confrontation with debt collectors, his father suddenly buys him a pair of expensive sneakers. Little did Yao know, this is the start of a painful tragedy.

Directed by Lin Po-yu · Written by Lin Po-yu

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