Alifu, the Prince/ss | |
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Chinese | 阿莉芙 |
Mandarin | Ā lì fú |
Directed by | Wang Yu-lin |
Written by | Wang Yu-lin Hsu Hua-chien Juliana Hsu Hua Bai-rong Chen Hui-ling |
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 |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | Taiwan |
Languages | Taiwanese Mandarin Paiwan |
Budget | NT$20 million [1] |
Box office | NT$600,000 (Taipei) [2] |
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]
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]
Award | Category | Recipients | Result | Ref. |
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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 | Nominated |
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