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User Rating:
6.4/10   42 votes
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Director:

Wen-Tang Cheng

Writers:

Ching-Feng Cheng (writer)
Wen-Tang Cheng (writer)

Release Date:

24 February 2006 (Taiwan) more

Genre:

Drama | Romance more

Plot:

Just coming out of the jail, depressed and close-hearted, Ah Yu met two men with different characters from each other... more | add synopsis

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Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination more

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Cast

  (Credited cast)
Tarcy Su ... Ah Yu
Yi-Ching Lu ... An-an
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Leon Dai ... Chen Sang
Wu-shan Huang
Wei Lee ... Hao
Kuei-Mei Yang
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Blue Cha Cha (International: English title)
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Runtime:

108 min

Country:

Taiwan

Language:

Mandarin | Taiwanese

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Kaohsiung, Taiwan more


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Like the soothing lyrics of a sad song, 7 February 2006
9/10
Author: ridleyrules from Netherlands

Review for "Shen Hai" - International title: "Blue Cha Cha"

A-Yu, a woman in her twenties just got released from prison. She starts out with living at an older lady who runs a bar. She accepts a deal where she keeps a rich businessman company for money. But starting a relationship with a man doesn't go smoothly for her.

This is the beginning of a movie with a simple, melodramatic story. Taipei is captured in poetic images. Although the story is dramatic, script and acting are subtle, with nuances and of high quality. This movie doesn't try to drive its point home with a black marker. It rather sketches with soft pencils of different colors.

The film really touched me personally. The main characters and certain events were very recognizable. For me, it was a bit like the soothing lyrics of a sad country song that talks about what you went through. Touching, emotional and healing. That's why I rate it higher that others maybe would. I give this a 9/10

To illustrate my point, at the 2006 International Film Festival of Rotterdam where I saw this, the movie got a 3.65/5 (n=493) from the audience. So roughly a 7,5/10

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