Hear Me (film)

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Hear Me (Chinese: 聽說) is a 2009 Taiwanese romantic comedy film written and directed by Taiwanese director Cheng Fen-fen. It stars Eddie Peng, Ivy Chen and Michelle Chen. The film is notable for its use of sign language for the better part of the film.^[2]

The movie was filmed in Taipei, Taiwan, and was premiered on August 28th, 2009, to dedicate to the Deaflympics held in Taipei at the same year.

Production[]

Development[]

In 2007, director Cheng wrote the script inspired from a book she read that was said to be written by a hearing person who fell in love with a hearing impaired person.^[3]

Plot[]

Tian-Kuo (Eddie Peng) is a genial boy in his early twenties living with his parents, running deliveries for their small family-run restaurant, biking box lunches all over the city. He often stops at the local swimming pool, dropping off orders for the team of deaf athletes who train there.

One day he notices Yang Yang (Ivy Chen), a pretty young deaf girl who follows the team to cheer on her sister Xiao Peng (Michelle Chen), who's hoping to make the cut for the forthcoming Deaflympics. Tian-Kuo was instantly smitten with Yang Yang. With the use of sign language, he tries to strike up a friendship with her, hoping it'll lead to something more.

Cast[]

• Eddie Peng as Tian-Kuo Huang
• Ivy Chen as Yang Yang
• Michelle Chen as Xiao Peng
• Lo Bei-an as Tian-Kuo's father
• Lin Mei-hsiu as Tian-Kuo's mother

References[]

External links[]

• Hear Me at IMDb

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