Somewhere I Have Never Travelled (2009): Cast & Plot

In a small, slow-moving port town in southern Taiwan, two lonely youths dream of breaking free from a life that feels endlessly repetitive and unkind. The film’s first half blends light humor with a sense of unease as the world around them remains drab and colorless. For Ah-gui, the child whose perspective anchors much of this story, the environment is constantly frustrating: a place where the ordinary can feel crushing, and where color seems to elude her sight. Her grandmother, Grandma, steps in with care, taking her to a local shaman who tries to read the ache in her life. The shaman’s verdict is enigmatic: her spirit has wandered, but will return once she grows up.