Taipei 24H (2009)
Gênero : Comédia, Drama
Runtime : 1H 34M
Director : Yin-jung Chen, Lee Kang-sheng, Doze Niu Cheng-Tse, Cheng Hsiao-Tse, Chi Y. Lee, Cheng Fenfen, Fang-Wei Hao
Sinopse
Taipei 24H divides 24 hours in Taipei into 8 shorts. It opens with Cheng Fen-fen's upbeat and comedic "Share the Morning", and ends with Lee Kang-sheng running the final leg of this relay with "Remembrance" at 4am. Well-known director Tsai Ming-liang makes a rare appearance visiting a late night coffee shop. Taipei 24H is a contemporary urban chronicle of a city rarely at sleep.
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