An invitation to a wedding causes a lot of stress in Xiaoguo’s rather humdrum life, which consists of working night shifts at a convenience store. The lies he tells to avoid losing face hold up only briefly. A realistic, yet hopeful tale.
Also in this combined programme
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Remembrance
A film with the nostalgic scent of good coffee. Farewell to a female dancer and a coffee shop. Tsai Ming-liang plays the man saying goodbye. -
Madame Butterfly
Master filmmaker follows a woman at a bus station. These are all the ingredients for a captivating film. Tribute to Puccini, whom we neither see…
Film details
- Country of production
- Taiwan
- Year
- 2010
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2010
- Length
- 30'
- Medium/Format
- Betacam Digi PAL
