Alifu, the Prince/ss

Alifu, the Prince/ss
Theatrical release poster
Chinese	阿莉芙
Hanyu Pinyin	Ā lì fú
Hokkien POJ	Ah-nī-hû
Directed by	Wang Yu-lin
Written by	Wang Yu-lin Hsu Hua-chien Juliana Hsu Hua Bai-rong Chen Hui-ling  [ zh ]
Produced by	Gene Yao Liu Ji-gang
Starring	Utjung Tjakivalid
Cinematography	Wang Pan-yun
Edited by	Hong Dong-ren Chang Yi-nian
Music by	Blaire Ko
Production company	Magnifique Creative Media Production
Distributed by	Swallow Wings Films
Release dates	October 26, 2017 (2017-10-26)(TIFF) October 27, 2017 (2017-10-27)(Taiwan)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Taiwan
Languages	Taiwanese Mandarin Paiwan
Budget	NT$20 million [1]
Box office	NT$600,000 (Taipei) [2]

Premier interview at Tokyo International Film Festival

Alifu, the Prince/ss is a 2017 Taiwanese drama film directed by Wang Yu-lin. It premiered at the 30th Tokyo International Film Festival. ^[3]

Premise

In one of three stories in the film, Alifu is a 25-year-old man who works at a salon in the city. However, as the only son of the chief of the Paiwan, he is torn between realizing his dream of becoming a woman and inheriting the chief position handed down by his father. ^[4]

Cast

• Utjung Tjakivalid as Alifu
• Chao Yi-lan as Li Pei-zhen
• Wu Pong-fong as Wu
• Bamboo Chen as Sherry
• Cheng Jen-shuo as Chris
• Angie Wang as Angie
• Ara Kimbo as Chief Dakanao
• Matt Fleming as Jonathan

Awards and nominations

Award	Category	Recipients	Result	Ref.
20th Taipei Film Awards	Best New Talent	Utjung Tjakivalid	Won
54th Golden Horse Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Bamboo Chen	Won	[5]
	Best Original Screenplay	Wang Yu-lin, Hsu Hua-chien, Hua Bai-rong, Juliana Hsu and Chen Hui-ling  [ zh ]	Nominated

References

1. "【全文】《阿莉芙》善用版權代理 王育麟把冷門國片賣全球". Mirror Media . 4 August 2017.
2. "開眼電影網--新版--". app2.atmovies.com.tw.
3. "Alifu, the Prince/ss - 30th Tokyo International Film Festival". tiff-jp.net.
4. "安能「變」我是雄雌 《阿莉芙》的他與她 - 文化週報 - 自由時報電子報". Liberty Times. 24 September 2017.
5. "台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival". www.goldenhorse.org.tw.

External links

• Official website
• Alifu, the Prince/ss at IMDb