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Apolitical Romance
Apolitical Romance

Apolitical Romance

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Chinese

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

27 September 2013

Country

Taiwan

Cast

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

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