Your Name Engraved Herein

Original title: Ke zai ni xin di de ming zi

2020
R21
1h 58m

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

8.4K

YOUR RATING

Jing-Hua Tseng and Edward Chen in Your Name Engraved Herein (2020)

In 1988, martial law ends in Taiwan and two schoolboys, A-han and Birdy, are about to enter into an illicit love affair after meeting in the school band led by a Canadian priest named Oliver. While the whole country commemorates the late president, the two boys bask in each other's presence as A-han's affection for Birdy is awakened. However, society is homophobic and the threat of violence and social shaming enacted by adults and their fellow teens causes the two to come into conflict as they edge closer to physically enacting on their passions for each other. Birdy pushes A-han away by pretending to fall in love with a girl and this misunderstanding separates them. In desperation, A-han confessed to Father Oliver about his sexuality, only to be cut off again but love knows no bounds and the boys are meant to be together - Inspired by real events, the film is emblematic of the changes in Taiwan which became the first country in Asia to legalise gay marriage.

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Drama Romance

In 1987, as martial law ends in Taiwan, Jia-han and Birdy fall in love amid family pressure, homophobia and social stigma.In 1987, as martial law ends in Taiwan, Jia-han and Birdy fall in love amid family pressure, homophobia and social stigma.In 1987, as martial law ends in Taiwan, Jia-han and Birdy fall in love amid family pressure, homophobia and social stigma.

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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

8.4K

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 3 wins & 7 nominations

Adult Birdy Wang
(as Shih-Hsien Wang)

Fabio Grangeon

Father Oliver

Barry Qu

Horn

Stone Yang

Rocky
(as Chieh-Yu Yang)

Lance Chiu

Phil

Mimi Shao

BanBan

Hui-Min Lin

Bullied Schoolboy
(as Erek Lin)

Lotus Wang

Jia-han's Mom

Liang Huang

Jia-han's Dad

Cheng-Yang Wu

Jia-han's Brother
(as Chris Wu)

Lenny Li

Brother's Girlfriend

David Hao-Chi Chiu

Chi Chia-wei (LGBT Movement Pioneer)
(as Hao-Chi Chiu)

Chih-Ju Lin

Old Lonely Man in Park

Soda Voyu

Dirty Head, the House Master
(as Ta Su)

Sheng-De Hong

Instructor

Director
- Kuang-Hui Liu
Writer
- Yu-Ning Chu
All cast & crew
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Trivia
The official title of the movie and the title song is the same in English - Your Name Engraved Herein. However the Chinese title of the movie is literally translated as "The Name Engraved In Your Heart" and the title song is literally translated as "The Name Engraved In My Heart".

Goofs
The ending of the movie takes place in Québéc City, which is a twelve-hour drive from Niagra Falls. Additionally, it's a French-speaking location. Signage and dialogue would be either French or bilingual, yet for some reason are all in English. This is uncharacteristic of Quebec.

Connections
References Birdy (1984)

Soundtracks
Your Name Engraved Herein
Lyrics & Music by Keon Chia, Boon Wah Tan & Yuan Teng Hooi
Performed by Crowd Lu & Edward Chen

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Featured review

10/10

Can't stop crying. Best movie of 2020

This movie just crushes my soul, even more so the second time I watched it. I relate to it so hard. I think there would be many others who also relate to it the same way. I wonder what my Birdy was thinking when he watched this movie. And did he recognise his role, that he was the Birdy in our relationship? Even worse, I wonder if it causes him regret.

It is an amazing movie, and speaks to the experience so many people had, and still have. Thank you for making it.