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The Fourth Portrait, released in 2010, is Taiwanese director Chung Mong-Hong's second feature film, following his critically acclaimed Parking (2008). The screenplay was co-written by Chung Mong-Hong himself and Tu Hsiang-wen. With its narrative revolving around the child protagonist, Xiao Xiang, portrayed by the then eleven-year-old actor Bi Xiao-Hai, the film draws inspiration from Chung's documentary film The Doctor from 2006. Specifically, the young boy, Wan Yu-Ho depicted in The Doctor, tragically ended his life in his closet at a young age. Alongside Bi Xiao-Hai, whose cinematic debut won him the Best Actor Award at the Taipei Film Awards, The Fourth Portrait stars an impressively strong cast, including Chin Shih-Chieh, Hao Lei, Leon Dai, Nadow Lin, and Terri Kwan. Garnering much praise when it was screened at the Taipei Film Festival, The Fourth Portrait went on to receive seven major awards nominations at the Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards.