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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.

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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

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