Alifu, the Prince/ss explained

Alifu, the Prince/ss
Native Name:	Child: yes Hide: no Header: none C: 阿莉芙 Poj: Ah-nī-hû P: Ā lì fú
Director:	Wang Yu-lin
Producer:	Gene Yao Liu Ji-gang
Starring:	Utjung Tjakivalid
Music:	Blaire Ko
Cinematography:	Wang Pan-yun
Editing:	Hong Dong-ren Chang Yi-nian
Studio:	Magnifique Creative Media Production
Distributor:	Swallow Wings Films
Runtime:	91 minutes
Country:	Taiwan
Language:	Taiwanese Mandarin Paiwan
Budget:	NT$20 million^[1]
Gross:	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]

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
54th Golden Horse Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Bamboo Chen		^[5]
	Best Original Screenplay	Wang Yu-lin, Hsu Hua-chien, Hua Bai-rong, Juliana Hsu and

Notes and References

1. Web site: 【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. Web site: 開眼電影網--新版--. app2.atmovies.com.tw.
3. Web site: Alifu, the Prince/ss - 30th Tokyo International Film Festival. tiff-jp.net.
4. Web site: 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. Web site: 台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival. www.goldenhorse.org.tw.