Adieu

The movie "Adieu" tells the story of a novice social worker who follows up on three cases in the cancer treatment team, namely a five-year-old child who is just starting his life, a young couple preparing to enter marriage, and an elderly person entering the late stage of life. Through the reactions of these three families when facing the disease, the movie allows the audience to rethink the meaning of life and death, and then learn to cherish the people around them.

One of the stories is centered on Auntie Lan, who is now 80 years old and has a pair of children. However, because Aunt Lan remarried early in life, her children became resentful and broke off relations with her and ran away from home. As a result, Auntie Lan has been living alone ever since.

Until after Auntie Lan was diagnosed with cancer, she gave up treatment hoping to leave in peace. At that time, Auntie Lan learned the news of cancer from the doctor, after a period of silence, ended with the words "do nothing, how long." Although the whole segment is only 45 seconds, it is heartbreaking to watch. Auntie Lan's nostalgia for a pair of children and remorse for the past forces her to face the sigh of death alone. How will the children choose in the end, to write off the grudges with Auntie Lan, or to maintain the status quo?

Another story about a couple who have a five-year-old daughter. The family was originally very happy and the parents could happily accompany their daughter to grow up, but then came the unfortunate news, their five-year-old daughter was diagnosed with leukemia. While accompanying their daughter for treatment, the couple thought about the shortcomings in their previous interactions with their daughter and reflected on their own ideas about family. How will a young couple who don’t have much knowledge about life and death cope with this?

The last story is a couple who have been dating since college and hope to start a family in the future. Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. The woman was suddenly diagnosed with a brain tumor with a very low chance of being cured. The love between the two is unwavering, and they are determined to continue walking together in the limited days that they have left.