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Dear Ex

Original title: Shei xian ai shang ta de
  • 20182018
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 1h 40m
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Roy Chiu, Ying-Hsuan Hsieh, and Joseph Huang in Shei xian ai shang ta de (2018)
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A teenage boy and his mother are further driven apart when they find out that his father's life insurance policy is to be received by his lover.A teenage boy and his mother are further driven apart when they find out that his father's life insurance policy is to be received by his lover.A teenage boy and his mother are further driven apart when they find out that his father's life insurance policy is to be received by his lover.

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6.2K
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  • Directors
    • Chih-Yen Hsu
    • Mag Hsu
  • Writers
    • Mag Hsu(screenplay)
    • Shih-yuan Lu(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Roy Chiu
    • Ying-Hsuan Hsieh
    • Spark Chen
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  • Directors
    • Chih-Yen Hsu
    • Mag Hsu
  • Writers
    • Mag Hsu(screenplay)
    • Shih-yuan Lu(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Roy Chiu
    • Ying-Hsuan Hsieh
    • Spark Chen
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    • 30User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 12 wins & 18 nominations

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    Roy Chiu
    Roy Chiu
    • Jayas Jay
    Ying-Hsuan Hsieh
    Ying-Hsuan Hsieh
    • Liu Sanlianas Liu Sanlian
    Spark Chen
    Spark Chen
    • Song Zhengyuanas Song Zhengyuan
    Joseph Huang
    Joseph Huang
    • Song Chengxias Song Chengxi
    Fang Wan
    Fang Wan
    • Consultantas Consultant
    Ai-Lun Kao
    Ai-Lun Kao
    • Jay's Motheras Jay's Mother
    • (as Alien Kao)
    Cheng-Chun Liang
    Cheng-Chun Liang
    • Stage Manager Allenas Stage Manager Allen
    Li-Yin Yang
    Li-Yin Yang
    • Sanlian's sisteras Sanlian's sister
    Hsin-Ling Chung
    Hsin-Ling Chung
    • Radio Voiceas Radio Voice
    • (voice)
    Kaier
    • Insurance Salesmanas Insurance Salesman
    Ting-Chien Wu
    Ting-Chien Wu
    • Directoras Director
    Clover Kao
    Clover Kao
    • Actress Lin Wenruas Actress Lin Wenru
    Zhe Ahn
    Zhe Ahn
    • Actor Ahn Zheas Actor Ahn Zhe
    87gongzhu
    • Stage Actress (17 years ago)as Stage Actress (17 years ago)
    Yun-Hsuan Chen
    • Stage Actress (17 years ago)as Stage Actress (17 years ago)
    Hsi-Che Su
    • Stage Actor (17 years ago)as Stage Actor (17 years ago)
    Yen-Feng Fan-Chiang
    • Stage Actor (17 years ago)as Stage Actor (17 years ago)
    Min-Fu Chou
    Min-Fu Chou
    • Flirting Manas Flirting Man
    • Directors
      • Chih-Yen Hsu
      • Mag Hsu
    • Writers
      • Mag Hsu(screenplay)
      • Shih-yuan Lu(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    When Sanlian's ex-husband passes away, she discovers he has altered his insurance policy, cutting out their son in favor of a stranger named Jay. Outraged, Sanlian decides that she and her son will confront Jay, but Jay proves equal to her scheme. However, when her son unexpectedly moves in with Jay, she is forced to reassess her relationship with them both.
    • love
    • mother son relationship
    • loss of loved one
    • loss of father
    • love triangle
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      • Comedy
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      • Romance
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      • TV-MA
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    Did you know

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    • Connections
      References Singin' in the Rain (1952)
    • Soundtracks
      Bali Song
      Music, Lyrics, Produced & Performed by Ying-Hung Lee

      Arranged by Ying-Hung Lee & Kuo-Hung Tseng

      [Theme Song]

    User reviews30

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    8/10
    a love confession starting with "Dear"
    I wonder why there is a "Dear" in the film's English title. A confession to the protagonists' past relationships, or a revenge? Or, maybe both.

    Hovering in my head for hours and hours after the emotionally powerful film-viewing experience is the main theme named Bali Song, unpretentious background music for a stage drama considered to be the Ex's brainchild in the film. The song is a ballad mixed with a bit folk and some dreamy, laidback and even sexy retro pop, with its arousing opening whistle notes sentimentally visualizing a pleasant and romantic vacation, an ideal escape and an Utopia...for anyone longing for true freedom in his/her same-sex romantic relationships against the so-called social convention. The use of music here is such a gentle and subtle move within the film's melodramatic context and a breath of fresh air out of the "traditional" conventions in the still relatively conservative Chinese culture, or even in most Asian cultures. To my surprise, though, the music and lyrics of Bali Song also work as a nice replacement (instead of a compliment) to the mediocre stage drama that it's echoing in the film.

    At times, this film quietly reminds me of works from Taiwan New Cinema spearhead Edward Yang, while its music, its character-driven plot, and somewhat overacting with surely a purpose breaks my illusions immediately. It is a sharp reflection as well as honest observation of life in Taipei, for the first decade of the 21st Century or so, not of life more than 25 years ago, when Ang Lee's Wedding Banquet came out.

    The film is never comfortable to watch. Literally, it is a love confession (-starting with Dear) to whoever has once been either an annoying adolescent or adult ( a.k.a. the most stupid creature on earth ). So, get your tissues ready if you wouldn't mind taking a HOME-bound emotional roller-coaster with the family drama, and then...getting bombarded by that song!
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    • Dec 31, 2018

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    • Release date
      • November 2, 2018 (Taiwan)
    • Country of origin
      • Taiwan
    • Official site
      • Dear Studio Official Facebook
    • Language
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • 誰先愛上他的
    • Production companies
      • Comic Communication Studio
      • Ocean Entertainment
      • Hervoice Concept
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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