The Great Escape from Café City

  • 20'
  • Taiwan
  • 2013
A fantastical coffee commercial comedy. A young man visits the same café and orders the same coffee, from the same waitress (the aptly named Belle) every day. Enthusiastically, with game-like effects, their fantasy worlds become increasingly intertwined.
  • 20'
  • Taiwan
  • 2013
Director
John Hsu
Premiere
International premiere
Country of production
Taiwan
Year
2013
Festival Edition
IFFR 2014
Length
20'
Medium
DCP
Original title
Hsiao ching hsin da bao cha
Language
Mandarin
Producer
Tien-tsung Ma
Production Company
Across Films
Sales
Across Films
Screenplay
John Hsu, Outy Yang, Epla Hsieh
Cinematography
Wayne Lo
Editor
John Hsu
Production Design
Tien-chueh Lee
Sound Design
Frank Cheng
Music
Owen Wang
Cast
Hannah Lin
Director
John Hsu
Premiere
International premiere
Country of production
Taiwan
Year
2013
Festival Edition
IFFR 2014
Length
20'
Medium
DCP
Original title
Hsiao ching hsin da bao cha
Language
Mandarin
Producer
Tien-tsung Ma
Production Company
Across Films
Sales
Across Films
Screenplay
John Hsu, Outy Yang, Epla Hsieh
Cinematography
Wayne Lo
Editor
John Hsu
Production Design
Tien-chueh Lee
Sound Design
Frank Cheng
Music
Owen Wang
Cast
Hannah Lin