The theme of a father and a son, and to a lesser degree a mother and a daughter having romantic and sexual interactions with the same person has been repeatedly explored in cinema throughout the years. In the current era, however, an LGBTQ twist was bound to happen, this time coming from Taiwan, the first Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage.

Blind Love is screening at International Film Festival Rotterdam

As his high school years draw to a close, teenager Han feels the weight of his family’s outwardly perfect image. His father, a respected surgeon, expects him to follow in his footsteps, pressuring him constantly, while his mother, Shu-yi, does not seem to have a say in the matter, and a whole other series of matters actually. At the same time, it is she who is keeping the family, which includes a younger son, together, dealing with every daily...