Apolitical Romance (2013)

Género : Comedia, Drama, Romance

Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 30M

Director : Chun-Yi Hsieh

Sinopsis

A China-Taiwan cross-cultural rom-com with an excellent, unforced chemistry between its leads, Apolitical Romance follows Mainland girl (Huang Lu) as she 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.

Actores

Huang Lu
Huang Lu
Ching Lang
Bryan Shu-Hao Chang
Bryan Shu-Hao Chang
Chen Yu-zheng
Chin-Jung Kang
Chin-Jung Kang
Shrimp Soup Boss

Tripulaciones

Chun-Yi Hsieh
Chun-Yi Hsieh
Director

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