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Together

Name: Together
Director: Hsu Chao-jen
Released: 2012
Duration: 114 min

Representation Score

4.9/10

Fair

2012

Director

Hsu Chao-jen

Runtime

114 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Together, the film delves into the complex interpersonal dynamics within a Taipei market community. It successfully elevates female characters beyond traditional domestic roles, making them central to the drama. However, the film remains within conventional boundaries, lacking explicit LGBTQ+ representation or characters with disabilities. It focuses on traditional romantic relationships and the intricacies of infidelity.

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Category Breakdown

Does Together have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The story focuses on traditional romantic relationships and infidelity, with no clear depiction of LGBTQ+ identities or characters who challenge straight-centered assumptions.

How does Together portray gender?

Fair

Female characters play key roles in driving the plot's tension through their emotional and romantic involvement, moving beyond typical domestic roles.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Together?

Good

The film highlights a Taiwanese setting and cast, emphasizing local identity and community structures within Taipei's Yongle Market.

How does Together represent religion and culture?

Fair

The story examines the breakdown of traditional social norms and family structures, emphasizing personal emotional journeys over strict adherence to societal rules.

Does Together include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no characters with visible or invisible disabilities mentioned in the narrative.

Present on Screen

Centers women's ability to drive the story and romantic desire as primary narrative drivers.
Provides a culturally specific, localized Taiwanese perspective.
Challenges traditional social contracts and idealized family structures.

Limited or Absent

Lack of explicit LGBTQ+ representation or non-straight-centered identities.
Absence of characters with visible or invisible disabilities.
Reliance on conventional romantic clichés regarding infidelity.

Official Synopsis

Everyone around Xiao Yang, a 17-year-old high school boy, keeps secrets and suffers from heartbreak. His father runs a print shop and meets a girl next door, Li who is about to get married soon. Meantime, his shopkeeper mother gets close to her neighbor tailor, Shian. Yang tries to set up a date for his sister Lang who just got dumped. Also, Yang needs to cover his friend Mao who has a lovers’ quarrel to girlfriend Tian. As the only one who’s alone, Yang quietly witnesses the romances from a distance and secretly reads those love letters he helps deliver…

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