Zijie (Liu Hsiu-fu), a young fencer, reconnects with his older brother Zihan (Tsao Yu-ning), who returns after seven years in juvenile prison, and believing his innocence, goes behind their mother’s back to help him. But is Zihan really the perfect brother Zijie thinks he is? Low’s Taipai-set debut is a drama with sharp characters and pointed encounters, a story of brotherhood enveloped in the metaphors of swords and sport. Winning her Best Director at Karlovy Vary, the film brings together sound designer Tu Duu-chih and cinematographer Michał Dymek in a polished psychological genre piece.