Missing Johnny | |
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Chinese | 強尼.凱克 |
Literal meaning | Johnny. Caique |
Hanyu Pinyin | Qiáng ní. Kǎi kè |
Directed by | Huang Xi |
Written by | Huang Xi |
Produced by | Chang Chu-ti Sam Yuan Shaw Dong-xu Kuo Chang-long |
Starring | Lawrence Ko Rima Zeidan Sean Huang |
Cinematography | Yao Hung-i |
Edited by | Huang Xi Tsai Meng-hsin Liao Ching-song |
Music by | Lim Giong Point Hsu |
Production company | 3H Productions |
Distributed by | Mirror Stage Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
Country | Taiwan |
Languages | Mandarin English |
Missing Johnny is a 2017 Taiwanese drama film written and directed by Huang Xi. The film stars Lawrence Ko, Rima Zeidan and Sean Huang. Missing Johnny is Huang's debut feature. It is executive produced by Hou Hsiao-hsien. [1]
Hsu, a young woman who raises parrots and other feathered creatures in her apartment, keeps getting wrong phone calls for someone named Johnny. Lee, the autistic son of Hsu's landlady, seems to live in his own world. Chang is a shy handyman who feels disoriented whenever his beloved car breaks down. The lives of these three lonely individuals are drawn together when one of Hsu's parrots goes missing one day.
Award | Category | Recipients | Result | Ref. |
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12th Chinese Young Generation Film Forum Awards | Best New Actress | Rima Zeidan | Won | [2] |
Best New Producer | Chang Chu-ti | Won | ||
54th Golden Horse Awards | Best New Director | Huang Xi | Nominated | [3] |
Best New Performer | Rima Zeidan | Won | ||
Best Original Film Score | Lim Giong and Point Hsu | Nominated | ||
19th Taipei Film Awards | Best Screenplay | Huang Xi | Won | [4] |
Best Supporting Actor | Sean Huang | Won | ||
Best New Talent | Rima Zeidan | Won | ||
Outstanding Artistic Contribution in Cinematography | Yao Hung-i | Won |
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