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Apolitical Romance

Original title: Dui mian de nu hai sha guo lai
  • 20132013
  • 1h 29m
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7.2/10
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Dui mian de nu hai sha guo lai (2013)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
A Mainland China girl (Lu Huang) visits Taiwan and gets involved with a local guy (Bryan Chang) who helps her track down her grandmother's first love from 60-odd years ago.A Mainland China girl (Lu Huang) visits Taiwan and gets involved with a local guy (Bryan Chang) who helps her track down her grandmother's first love from 60-odd years ago.A Mainland China girl (Lu Huang) visits Taiwan and gets involved with a local guy (Bryan Chang) who helps her track down her grandmother's first love from 60-odd years ago.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
88
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Chun-Yi Hsieh
  • Writers
    • Lyra Fu(script)
    • Chun-Yi Hsieh(story & script)
    • Zhu Yi(script)
  • Stars
    • Bryan Shu-Hao Chang
    • Lu Huang
    • Han Chang
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  • Director
    • Chun-Yi Hsieh
  • Writers
    • Lyra Fu(script)
    • Chun-Yi Hsieh(story & script)
    • Zhu Yi(script)
  • Stars
    • Bryan Shu-Hao Chang
    • Lu Huang
    • Han Chang
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    • 3User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Bryan Shu-Hao Chang
    Bryan Shu-Hao Chang
    • A-Zhengas A-Zheng
    Lu Huang
    Lu Huang
    • Chin Langas Chin Lang
    Han Chang
    Han Chang
    • YANG Zhan-yuas YANG Zhan-yu
    Tsai-Hsing Chang
    Tsai-Hsing Chang
    • A Teas A Te
    Winnie Shih-Ying Chang
    Winnie Shih-Ying Chang
    • Fake Receptionas Fake Reception
    Akira Chen
    Akira Chen
    • Zhang's Fatheras Zhang's Father
    Huai-Chen Huang
    Huai-Chen Huang
    • CHEN Guang's grandson (No.2)as CHEN Guang's grandson (No.2)
    Ti-Men Kan
    Ti-Men Kan
    • CHEN Guang (No.4)as CHEN Guang (No.4)
    Chin-Jung Kang
    Chin-Jung Kang
    • Shrimp Soup Bossas Shrimp Soup Boss
    Huan-Ru Ke
    Huan-Ru Ke
    • Yang's wifeas Yang's wife
    Mu-Jung Lin
    Pei-An Lo
    Pei-An Lo
    • Gangster Bossas Gangster Boss
    Hsueh-Feng Lu
    Hsueh-Feng Lu
    • Dumpling Shop Ladyas Dumpling Shop Lady
    Chuan Wang
    Chuan Wang
    • CHEN Guang's Wife (No.3)as CHEN Guang's Wife (No.3)
    Tzu-Chiang Wang
    Tzu-Chiang Wang
    • Municipal Chiefas Municipal Chief
    Maggie Wu
    Maggie Wu
    • You-Fenas You-Fen
    Liqiu Zhang
    Liqiu Zhang
    • LI Huanas LI Huan
    • Director
      • Chun-Yi Hsieh
    • Writers
      • Lyra Fu(script)
      • Chun-Yi Hsieh(story & script)
      • Zhu Yi(script)
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    A young Taiwanese civil servant is supposed to write a manual about mainland customs. After ten revisions, his boss gives him an ultimatum, get it right or get a new job. That not he runs into a young mainland woman at the dumpling shop and makes a deal. He will help her find her grandmother's first love and she will help him finish the manual. Their search probes the meaning of love, growing old and the cultural differences between Taiwanese and mainlanders. —Mike Wexler
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      Written by Wei-San Hsu

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    10/10
    Highly enjoyable yet thought-provoking comedy portraying a cross-strait relationship and its accompanying cultural clashes
    I loved this movie for its portrayal of a relationship that started out on the basis of expected mutual benefit, gradually became a genuine friendship, and by the end developed into the beginnings of a romance. (So much better than many Hollywood rom-coms which tend to be explicit from the get-go.) But what set it apart was the cross-strait element - the clash of cultures and political opinions between Taiwanese and mainlanders - which provided a lot of the movie's excellent humour.

    Chen Yu-Zheng is a civil servant at Taiwan's Bureau of National Affairs and is threatened with termination if he doesn't produce a decent manual on cross-strait etiquette. Upon discovering that he has never been to China and has no mainland friends, his boss tells him to go make some. Over dinner at a dumpling shop, he encounters a mainland Chinese girl, Chin Lang, ordering dumplings by the ounce instead of by piece and strikes up a conversation with her. He finds out that she is in Taiwan to track down her grandma's childhood friend; and he offers to assist with the search, in exchange for help with the manual. In conforming with the stereotypes, he is mild-mannered, gentlemanly and dependable, while she is feisty and somewhat brash though not without charm and warmth. This sets the stage for an amusing clash of cultures (e.g. whether to use charm or be demanding when faced with an initial refusal by service personnel) and cultural exchange. The two also help each other come to terms with past episodes in their personal lives, which makes for some heartwarming moments.

    I think the Mandarin title, which literally means the girl from across the straits is charging this way, captures the essence of the movie way better than its bland English title. All in all, it was highly enjoyable and amusing, and managed to be thought-provoking - a rare combination in a movie of this genre.
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    • Jul 30, 2014

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    • Release date
      • September 27, 2013 (Taiwan)
    • Countries of origin
      • Taiwan
      • China
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    • Languages
      • Min Nan
      • Chinese
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • 對面的女孩殺過來
    • Filming locations
      • Taiwan
    • Production company
      • Sanxi Films
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $9,083
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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