Hear Me

Hear Me is a 2009 Taiwanese romantic comedy film written and directed by Taiwanese director Cheng Fen-fen. It stars Eddie Peng, Ivy Chen and Michelle Chen. The film is notable for its use of sign language for the better part of the film. Tian-Kuo is a genial boy in his early twenties living with his parents, running deliveries for their small family-run restaurant, biking box lunches all over the city. He often stops at the local swimming pool, dropping off orders for the team of deaf athletes who train there. One day he notices Yang Yang a young deaf girl who follows the team to cheer on her older sister Xiao Peng (Michelle Chen), who hopes to make the cut for the forthcoming Deaflympics. Tian-Kuo is instantly smitten with Yang Yang. With the use of sign language, he tries to strike up a friendship with her, hoping it will lead to something more.
As time passes, Tian-Kuo and Yang Yang's friendship develops. Yang Yang reveals her father works as a Christian missionary in Africa, leaving her and her sister on their own in Taiwan. In order to provide for their household and to allow her sister to focus on swimming, Yang Yang works a variety of jobs, including a part-time job as a street performer. One night, Tian-Kuo invites Yang Yang out to dinner, which the latter insists will be her treat. However, when the time comes for the bill to be paid, Tian-Kuo pays instead so as to not hold up the line of waiting customers. Upset, Yang Yang tells Tian-Kuo off for looking down on her and leaves.