值得怀念的青春

　　Anna is 60 and her acting heyday is now behind her. She lives on her own but has a friend and confidant in her downstairs neighbour Michel, who is also single. Reluctantly, Anna accepts a job as a language coach for 17-year-old Adrian who has a speech impediment and is something of a misfit. She recognises him as the boy who recently snatched her handbag in the street ...
　　“Irresistible” is the term that springs to mind when describing this light-footed and humorous story of an impossible love affair between a thief and a lady. Director Nicolette Krebitz handles the fragile balance between the dictates of society and the heart with great care. The fresh breath of freedom blows through a narrative that makes room for a nod to old West Berlin, some gentle teasing of Germany’s French neighbours, and even a ghost that is chased away to make way for new possibilities. But most of all, A E I O U is a passionate love letter to Sophie Rois and, perhaps through her, all the brilliant actors neglected by an industry all too fond of young blood. Well, it turns out that these young players, embodied here by newcomer Milan Herms, not only look up to their more experienced peers, they truly love them.

　　忧郁的热带，女孩莲青（吴可熙 饰）遇见少年阿国（柯震东 饰），都是从缅甸跋涉至曼谷的偷渡客，他们连边界都穿过了，却迟迟等不到一纸身分。想新生他方为人，如今却飘荡城市边缘成鬼，日子剩下反覆的劳动，小吃店、成衣厂、工厂熔炉，无处可洩的闷热，高烧一般的爱。当连呐喊也瘖哑，吸毒、残身，贩卖身体⋯⋯。一切不是旧，只是逐渐败坏，不是没有期望，而是竟然还有期望。探底了，又还不够底，少年少女眼神纯真，身强志坚，就此一步一步通往无光的所在。
　　银幕再见柯震东，赵德胤续《冰毒》后持续以影像射击，大量真实移工入镜，长镜头视野，近距离人生，写实影像锤打底层生活成炽烫影像，触目都生烟，偏又有爱情浇铸其中，卑微又仰望，炼成钢，更成绕肠柔，所求无非一点馀温，经过便都是馀生。