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Last Night in Taipei

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World Premiere

Set in the pulsing heart of Taipei, Cheng-Chui Kuo’s film is a lively, bittersweet ode to love and friendship. Wandering the streets after a tiff with her husband, Blanche (Yu Chen) runs into her ex-boyfriend Jake (Jeff Kuo), whom she hasn’t seen in years. Together they link up with another old pal, Axin (Phil Huo), who’s about to part with his girlfriend Mao Mao (Chi Yun Mao). From there it’s a night on the town for the group, with old passions and regrets bubbling to the surface…

Lacing the action with flashbacks and narrated monologues, Kuo crafts a convincing and relatable four-part character study that ponders the gulf between our desires and our life circumstances. Last Night in Taipei is warmhearted but never sentimental, funny but never frivolous, realistic but never complacent. It’s a distinctly mature work — one that could only have come from someone who has lived through heartbreak and gained grace and wisdom from the experience.

 

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Director
Cast

Yu Chen, Phil Hou, Jeff Kuo, Chi Yun Mao, Yu Lin

Credits
Country of Origin

Taiwan/France

Year

2025

Language

In Mandarin with English subtitles

Film Contact
18+

At International Village

19+

At Fifth Avenue

87 min
Cinemas of Asia Drama LGBTQIA2S+ Romance
Seismic Sound Lab. Ltd., Ciné Forte Maison

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Credits & Director

Producer

Cheng Chou, Cheng-Chui Kuo, Ethan Zheng

Screenwriter

Cheng-Chui Kuo

Cinematography

Ai Chung

Editor

Yannis Polinacci

Production Design

Andrew Lo

Original Music

Sonia Calico

Cheng-Chui Kuo headshot

Cheng-Chui Kuo 郭承衢

Born in Taipei, Cheng-Chui Kuo graduated from Provence University and now splits his time living and working between France and Taiwan. Kuo was nominated for a César Award for his short film Family Viewing (2008), after which he returned to Taiwan to direct his first feature, Forêt Debussy (2016). His second feature, Clément, Alex et tous les autres (2019) was released in Europe on Prime Video.

Filmography: Forêt Debussy (2016); Clément, Alex et tous les autres (2019)

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