The city of Taipei becomes an alienating dystopia in this minimalist directorial debut from Taiwanese actor Lee Kang-sheng. A grandmother (Lu Yi-chih) loses her grandson in a park and spends the remainder of the day searching for him. Meanwhile, a troubled teenager's grandfather similarly disappears. The two searchers wander the city until, eventually, their paths cross. The Missing shared the New Currents award with the Iranian film Tiny Snowflakes at the 2003 Pusan International Film Festival.
~ Tom Vick, All Movie Guide