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Updated Friday, August 14, 2009 9:09 am TWN, By Priya Lalwani Purswaney, Special to The China Post




	“I Cannot Live Without You” is a very touching true story based on a real incident in Taiwan in 2004. The role of the father, Li Wu-Hsiung, is played very convincingly by Chen Wen-Pin, who also produced the film. (Courtesy of Atom Cinema) Enlarge Photo

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No Puedo Vivir sin Ti 不能沒有你

Someone once very smartly expanded the word “DAD” to “Dad and Daughter.” That's exactly what this movie stands for. A father (Wu-Hsuing), abandoned by his child's mother years ago, is left to bring up his little daughter (Mei).

All is fine between them, until the father is told he has to send her to school. He decides to educate his daughter to give her a better future, despite being uneducated himself and not having a proper job.

However, he has to first register her as part of his household, which is not possible, since he and the girl's mother were never married. He encounters politicians, law enforcement agencies, social welfare staff, which are all trying their level best to separate an uneducated father from his innocent daughter, in the name of child welfare, because he is supposedly incapable of taking care of his daughter.

With the help of his friend, he tries everything within his power to keep legal custody of his daughter. Will he succeed? This is a not a fictional journey, but a true story described in the name of the movie, “I Cannot Live Without You.”

This black and white film highlights the grey shades of Taiwanese society. It is important to be educated in order to be able to support your children. Most of us would agree to the fact that all parents, educated or uneducated, have the best interests of their children in mind.

Yet, the legal departments of the country are not formed to separate children from parents, but to ensure the safe and successful growth of each child under the loving and caring protection of their own parents.

Though this movie is very slow, and does not have much dialogue, it is a tear-jerker in certain intense moments. It's also an eye-opener for parents, who have a social responsibility toward the safety and development of their children.

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