我儿汉生

一、汉生幼时极受父母疼凉爱，爸爸是工程师，妈妈为贴补家用也上班，妹妹汉琳也出生了。 　　二、少年时代的汉生，血气方刚，经常惹事生非，父母为此甚为操心。进入高中后，青少年的他，仍然带有叛逆气习，为了试验同学的开锁技巧，差点酿成火灾；为追求女老师，结果女老师带着汉生所写的情书上门来。 　　三、时光荏苒，汉琳考上北一女，汉生就读一所私立大学，并担任仁爱社社长，认识一女友叫曾慧，社会服务工作，做久的汉生对任何事皆感到不满。 　　四、大学毕业入伍当兵，退投后的汉生，不愿出国深造，宁愿搬出家门，自己寻找工作，结果事事均不如意，为了去开计程车，在父亲生日宴会上与父亲起了争执，汉生负气离席，遇到车祸。 　　五、母亲去探望汉生伤势，为汉生前途设想，乃与其父商量决定拿出自己的全部积蓄，供汉琳出国，其余的给汉生开家书店，两老默然对望，只觉得为人父母好难……A low-keyed film about a mother's relationship with her growing son. The middle-class Mrs. Pan lives in Taipei, is married to a mainlander, and has two children, her son Han-sheng and a younger daughter Han-lin. She is always worrying about Han-sheng getting good grades, passing his university entrance exams, getting the right job, his love life, and his rebellion against his home and school.