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Bu neng mei you ni

  • 20092009
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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Bu neng mei you ni (2009)
A deeply moving tale of family bonds that resolutely refuse to break. Base on a true story.
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A down and out man and his daughter live in an illegal hovel. The two live a happy peaceful life until the authorities intervene when the child reaches school age.A down and out man and his daughter live in an illegal hovel. The two live a happy peaceful life until the authorities intervene when the child reaches school age.A down and out man and his daughter live in an illegal hovel. The two live a happy peaceful life until the authorities intervene when the child reaches school age.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
596
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
172,961
54,255
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    • Director
      • Leon Dai
    • Writer
      • Leon Dai
    • Stars
      • Yo Hsuan Chao
      • Akira Chen
      • Chih-Ju Lin
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    • Director
      • Leon Dai
    • Writer
      • Leon Dai
    • Stars
      • Yo Hsuan Chao
      • Akira Chen
      • Chih-Ju Lin
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    • 4User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 18 wins & 12 nominations

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        • Leon Dai
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        • Leon Dai
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      • Trivia
        This is Leon Dai's 2nd feature film. It's adapted from a real event happened in Taiwan.
      • Connections
        Features The Wizard of Oz (1939)

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      7/10
      Intrigues sympathy, but not much empathy.
      Let me start by saying I like this movie. Despite the small budget, this is a well written, well directed and beautifully acted movie. Can't quite get the idea of black-and-white photography, but it's properly executed giving a realistic image of the industrialized city of Kaohsiung.

      This movie also reminds us other Taiwanese films made by Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang. Like them, the director told a true story, and I'm sure many viewers had shed their tears for the sad experiences that the loving father and daughter had gone through. However, unlike Hou or Yang's work, this story is more based on a unique and somewhat ridiculous event. Despite true and sad, it's hard to give us more to think about other than feeling sympathetic.

      This is the director's debut film. He's not yet Hou or Yang, but we have good reasons to believe that there is a lot we could expect from his future work.
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      • roytien2006
      • Nov 25, 2009

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      • Release date
        • August 14, 2009 (Taiwan)
      • Country of origin
        • Taiwan
      • Official site
        • Official site
      • Languages
        • Hakka
        • Min Nan
        • Mandarin
      • Also known as
        • No puedo vivir sin ti
      • Production companies
        • Partyzoo Film
        • Luminoso Film
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        1 hour 33 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
        • Black and White
      • Sound mix
        • Dolby Digital
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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