CINEHUNCH / YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

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CINEHUNCH / THE NEXT FRAME

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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

Over the course of a single year, each member of a middle-class Taipei family seeks to reconcile past and present relationships within their daily lives.

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Kelly Lee

Ting-Ting

Lawrence Ko

The Soldier (as Yulun Ke)