Mama Boy
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| Traditional Chinese | 初戀慢半拍 |
| Simplified Chinese | 初恋慢半拍 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Chūliàn Mànbànpāi |
| Directed by | Arvin Chen |
| Written by | Arvin Chen Sunny Yu |
| Produced by | Arvin Chen Aileen Li |
| Starring | Kai Ko Vivian Hsu |
| Cinematography | Jake Pollock |
| Edited by | Chiang Yi-ning |
| Music by | Hsu Wen |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Distribution Workshop Applause Entertainment Limited (Taiwan) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 98 minutes[1] |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Language | Mandarin |
Mama Boy (Chinese: 初戀慢半拍) is a 2022 Taiwanese romance drama film directed and co-written by Arvin Chen, and starring Kai Ko, Vivian Hsu, Sara Yu and Fandy Fan. The film had its world premiere on April 25, 2022, at the 24th Far East Film Festival.[2][3][4] The film had a theatrical release in Taiwan on August 26, 2022.[5]
Synopsis
[edit]The story describes the male protagonist Hsiao Hung, who is nearly 30 years old. Although his appearance is super handsome, Hong is not ready to lose his virginity and lives with his control-freak mother, Meiling. One day, under the introduction of his cousin, he met Lele, a woman who made him fall in love at first sight. A romantic love is here, it unfolds quietly at night in Taipei.
Cast
[edit]- Kai Ko as Hsiao Hung
- Vivian Hsu as Le Le
- Sara Yu
- Fandy Fan
- Joanne Missingham
- Hou Yen-hsi
- Debbie Yao
References
[edit]- ^ "Mama Boy". Distribution Workshop. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ^ "Mama Boy". Far East Film Festival. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ "Taiwanese-American director Arvin Chen takes 'Mama Boy' to world". Taiwan News. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ "Far East Film Festival Selects Seven Films and Projects from Taiwan". TAICAA. 2022-04-14.
- ^ "國片《初戀慢半拍》柯震東扮「純情男」大談姐弟戀，徐若瑄為戲「一晚抽60根菸」看到都會怕". Bella Taiwan. 2022-06-13.