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Last Night in Taipei

Country: Taiwan, France, Language: Mandarin, 87 mins

  • Director: Cheng-Chui Kuo
  • Writer: Cheng-Chui Kuo
  • Producer: Cheng Chou, Cheng-Chui Kuo, Tien-Tien Liu, Ethan Zheng

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Set in the pulsing heart of Taipei, Cheng-Chui Kuo’s film is a lively, bittersweet ode to love and friendship. Wandering the streets after a tiff with her husband, Blanche (Yu Chen) runs into her ex-boyfriend Jake (Jeff Kuo), whom she hasn’t seen in years. Together they link up with another old pal, Axin (Phil Huo), who’s about to part with his girlfriend Mao Mao (Chi Yun Mao). From there it’s a night on the town for the group, with old passions and regrets bubbling to the surface…
Lacing the action with flashbacks and narrated monologues, Kuo crafts a convincing and relatable four-part character study that ponders the gulf between our desires and our life circumstances. Last Night in Taipei is warm-hearted but never sentimental, funny but never frivolous, realistic but never complacent. It’s a distinctly mature work — one that could only have come from someone who has lived through heartbreak and gained grace and wisdom from the experience.


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Cast & Characters

Yuu Chen ... Blanche
Phil Hou ... Axin
Jeff Kuo ... Jake
Chi-Yun Mao ... Mao Mao
Yu Lin ... Ben