The Carry-On

The Carry-On (小包袱) is a Chinese-language TV movie scheduled for release on August 16, 2026. The film follows Pei-Hua, a woman whose experience of growing older forms the emotional core of the narrative. Her role as a mother places her as a fixed point of reference in her daughter's life, while the story examines what it means to carry unfinished lessons or obligations through a lifetime. A fire serves as a central act of farewell within the film. The story resists framing life as either purely joyful or sorrowful, situating itself instead in the ambiguous space between the two.