Looking for Kafka
Drama/Romance/Crime | Taiwan | 2018 | 94 minutes | Color | 2.39/5.1 | Chinese
A romantic comedy road movie about ex-girlfriend, French beauty, missing Kafka and a Taiwanese God who can't tell you the fortune.
Trailer
Festivals
2018 Shanghai International Film Festival – Asian New Talent Competition
2018 Hanoi International Film Festival
Synopsis
In Taipei, a rehearsal for Kafka’s Metamorphosis is in full swing as the show’s opening night approaches. After the rehearsal, actor Lin picks up his girlfriend, Julie, who is visiting him from Paris, at the airport. The two reunite and spend the night together. In the morning, Lin is nowhere to be found. Julie waits at Lin’s apartment. She has never been to Taiwan and she doesn’t speak any Chinese. She desperately worries. Lin’s co-worker, Pineapple, arrives and she is also looking for him. Pineapple and Lin used to be lovers and Pineapple still has feelings for him. The story unfolds through a mysterious case of kidnapping and the search in Taiwan by the two lovers of Lin, desperately wishing him safe and sound.
Cast
Julia ROY ("Eva")
Man-Shu JIAN
- Taipei Film Awards Best Supporting Actress
JC LIN:
- Nominated for 54th Golden Bell Awards Best Supporting Actor
Da-Ching("Seediq Bale")
Crew
Director/Writer
Jade Y. CHEN (feature debut)
Producer
Ken-Yu, WANG
Producer
Jade Y. CHEN, Ken-Yu WANG, Wen-Horng KAO
DOP
Shao-Yu HSIA
Editor
Lee Chatametikool, Jung-Tsung CHEN
Music
Giong LIM, Point HSU
Art Director
Jia-Hong TANG
Sound Design
Agnes LIU, Ning TSENG