Mama Boy Explained

Mama Boy
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T:初戀慢半拍
S:初恋慢半拍
P:Chūliàn Mànbànpāi
Director:Arvin Chen
Producer:Arvin Chen
Aileen Li
Starring:Kai Ko
Vivian Hsu
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Music:Hsu Wen
Cinematography:Jake Pollock
Editing:Chiang Yi-ning
Production Companies:A Really Good Film Company
Cinemark
My Video
Third Man Entertainment
Distributor:Distribution Workshop
Applause Entertainment Limited (Taiwan)
Runtime:98 minutes[1]
Country:Taiwan
Language:Mandarin

Mama Boy is a 2022 Taiwanese romance drama film directed and co-written by Arvin Chen, and starring Kai Ko, Vivian Hsu, Sara Yu and Fandy Fan. The film had its world premiere on April 25, 2022, at the 24th Far East Film Festival.[2] [3] [4] The film had a theatrical release in Taiwan on August 26, 2022.[5]

Synopsis

The story describes the male protagonist Hsiao Hung, who is nearly 30 years old. Although his appearance is super handsome, Hong is not ready to lose his virginity and lives with his control-freak mother, Meiling. One day, under the introduction of his cousin, he met Lele, a woman who made him fall in love at first sight. A romantic love is here, it unfolds quietly at night in Taipei.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mama Boy. Distribution Workshop. June 19, 2022.
  2. Web site: Mama Boy. Far East Film Festival. 19 June 2022.
  3. Web site: Taiwanese-American director Arvin Chen takes 'Mama Boy' to world. Taiwan News. 7 May 2022. 19 June 2022.
  4. Web site: Far East Film Festival Selects Seven Films and Projects from Taiwan. TAICAA. 2022-04-14.
  5. News: 國片《初戀慢半拍》柯震東扮「純情男」大談姐弟戀,徐若瑄為戲「一晚抽60根菸」看到都會怕. Bella Taiwan. 2022-06-13.