God Man Dog

Set on the island of Taiwan, the narrative weaves through urban Taipei and the coastal region of Yi-lan. The film portrays everyday life across multiple communities, from city life to rural Indigenous contexts. Cultural and religious sites—temples and Bodhisattva imagery—frame the characters' struggles.

🙏 Faith

Religion and belief systems intersect as Qing searches for inner peace through Christianity while Bodhisattva imagery and temple rituals color the world around her. The characters' lives are pulled between spiritual comfort and social pressures, revealing how faith can offer solace or conflict within families.

💔 Family

The film centers on intimate relationships under strain: Qing's postpartum heartbreak, A-xiong's communication gaps, and Biung's battle with alcohol that fractures family ties. The narrative threads show how love, guilt, and resilience intersect in daily life. Reconciliation arrives in moments of shared vulnerability.

🐾 Interconnectedness

The title's trio—god, man, and dog—frames a worldview in which small choices ripple across a community. A fatal accident binds strangers together and triggers moments of mercy, reflection, and chance intervention symbolized by the Bodhisattva imagery. The film suggests life is a web of unlikely connections.

🍷 Addiction

Biung's struggle with alcoholism highlights how dependency affects personal dignity, family stability, and the path to redemption. The film uses his arc to explore coping mechanisms and the possibility of second chances when confronted with consequence. Even in despair, small acts of care—like sharing peaches—offer respite.