that the building has been evacuated. With the loss of both father figures that helped him survive in the city, Xu Yun returns to the river and sets the ducks free. He returns to his father's house and his stepmother tells him where to find his father. When Xu Yun gets there, his father is being attacked by creditors, and Xu Yun fends them off with his knife. His father doesn't recognize him, and Xu Yun only introduces himself as a villager to ask him to return to the village. The father adamantly refuses, but invites Xu Yun into his shack for a cigar. When we next see him, Xu Yun is covered in blood and his father is dead. He tosses the knife away, the last of his possessions. The movie switches to black & white to show footage of flood waters filling the city, which likely wash away any trace of the murder. On the bus back to the village, Xu Yun catches a pickpocket and earns a reward, closely mirroring the earlier scene where the scar-faced man did the same. His confidence and bravery contrasts greatly from earlier scenes in the movie. He returns to his village and buries a lock of his father's hair along with some money, which represents everything that he brought back from the city. He has symbolically fulfilled his mission to return his father to the village. The camera transitions back to color while focusing on his bloody hand. Awards SKYY Prize for First Feature at the San Francisco International Film Festival Golden Digital Award at the Hong Kong International Film Festival Fipresci Prize Award at the Singapore International Film Festival Netpac Award at the Singapore International Film Festival Special Jury Prize at the Tokyo Filmex Film Festival References External links Official US Distribution Site Taking Father Home Review - New York Times Taking Father Home Review - Village Voice Taking Father Home Review - Variety Taking Father Home - Exhibition Rental 2006 films 2000s Mandarin-language films Chinese independent films Films set in Sichuan 2006 directorial debut films