Classmates Minus
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 Film poster | |
| Traditional Chinese | 同學麥娜絲 |
| Simplified Chinese | 同学麦娜丝 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Tóngxué mài nà sī |
| Hokkien POJ | Tông-o̍h Ma̋i-ná-suh |
| Directed by | Huang Hsin-yao |
| Written by | Huang Hsin-yao |
| Based on | Bluffing by Huang Hsin-yao |
| Produced by | Chung Mong-hong Yeh Ju-feng Sung Ming-chung Jessie Ho Zeng Han-ting Li Heng-jie |
| Starring | Shih Ming-shuai Cheng Jen-shuo Nadow Lin Liu Kuan-ting Chen Yi-wen |
| Cinematography | Chung Mong-hong |
| Edited by | Lai Hsiu-hsiung |
Production companies |
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| Distributed by | Applause Entertainment Limited Taiwan Netflix[1] |
Release dates |
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Running time | 122 minutes[2] |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Languages | Mandarin Taiwanese Hokkien |
| Box office | NT$44,855,962[3] |
Classmates Minus (Chinese: 同學麥娜絲) is a 2020 Taiwanese political black comedy-drama film written and directed by Huang Hsin-yao, and starring Shih Ming-shuai, Cheng Jen-shuo, Nadow Lin, Liu Kuan-ting and Chen Yi-wen. The film was screened at the 57th Golden Horse Awards on November 5, 2020, and it had seen a theatrical release in Taiwan on the 20th of the same month. It was available for streaming worldwide via Netflix on February 20, 2021.[4]
Synopsis
[edit]Four school buddies — a director, a temp worker, an insurance salesman and a paper craftsman — grapple with unfulfilled dreams amid middle age ennui.
Cast
[edit]- Shih Ming-shuai as Tom
- Cheng Jen-shuo as Fan Man
- Nadow Lin as Tin Can
- Liu Kuan-ting as Lee Hung-chang
- Chen Yi-wen as Congressman Gao
- Lotus Wang as A-Yue
- Ada Pan as Minus
- Jennifer Hung Shiao-ling as A-Zen
- Jacqueline Zhu as A-Zhi
- Evelyn Zheng Yu-tong as Valérie
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Award | Category | Recipients | Result | Notes |
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| 57th Golden Horse Awards | Best Feature Film | "Classmates Minus" | Nominated | [5][6] |
| Audience Choice Award | Won | |||
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Huang Hsin-yao | Nominated | ||
| Best Director | Huang Hsin-yao | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Nadow Lin | Won | ||
| Cheng Jen-shuo | Nominated | |||
| Best Film Editing | Lai Hsiu-hsiung | Nominated | ||
| Best Cinematography | Chung Mong-hong | Nominated | ||
| Best Art Direction | Chao Shih-hao | Won | ||
| Best Original Film Score | Ko Ren-chien, Eddie Tsai | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ "Classmates Minus". Netflix Vietnam. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ "同学麦娜丝 (豆瓣)". douban. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ "全國電影票房2021年03/08-03/14統計資訊" (PDF). 國家電影及視聽文化中心. 2021-03-18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-03-18. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
- ^ Netflix全球獨家上線《同學麥娜絲》！劉冠廷反差萌CP重逢為影迷揭秘, DramaQueen電視迷，2021年1月21日
- ^ "台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2021". Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ^ "金馬初選結果出爐！ 林柏宏《怪胎》、柯震東《打噴嚏》搶影帝入場券". ETtoday新聞雲 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2020-08-21. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
External links
[edit]- Classmates Minus at IMDb
- Classmates Minus at Douban (in Chinese)
- Classmates Minus on Facebook