My Best Friend's Breakfast
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 Promotional poster | |
| Traditional Chinese | 我吃了那男孩一整年的早餐 |
| Simplified Chinese | 我吃了那男孩一整年的早餐 |
| Literal meaning | "I ate that boy's breakfast for an entire year" |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Wǒ chī le nà nánhái yī zhěngnián de zǎocān |
| Directed by | Ryan Tu[1] |
| Screenplay by | Ryan Tu |
| Based on | My Best Friend’s Breakfast by Misa |
| Starring | Moon Lee Eric Chou |
| Cinematography | Tseng Hsien-chung |
| Edited by | Gu Hsiao-yun |
| Music by | Chris Hou Eric Chou |
Production companies | Skyfilms Entertainment Skyline Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Languages | Mandarin Taiwanese |
| Box office | NT$73.9 million[2] |
My Best Friend's Breakfast (Chinese: 我吃了那男孩一整年的早餐) is a 2022 Taiwanese romantic comedy film written and directed by Ryan Tu in his directorial debut. The film stars Moon Lee and Eric Chou, and is based on a bestselling novel by Misa which has been published in many languages. The novel, in turn, was inspired by a shared story that first appeared on social media platform Dcard in 2015.[3] The film was released in theaters on January 28, 2022.
Cast
[edit]- Moon Lee as Xiang Wei-xin
- Eric Chou as Tao You-quan
- Edison Song as Chang Yuan-shuo
- Jean Ho as Fang Qi-ran
- Lou Jun-shuo as Guan Hao-wei
- Da-her Lin as Tang Zhong-xian
- Ko Cheng as He Bao-long
- Hung Yu-ching as Ye Ke-ya
- Chen Shu-fang as Grandma
- Sara Yu as Mom
- Patty Lee as Older Xiang Wei-xin
- Austin Lin as Older Tao You-quan
- Darren Chiu as Xiang Yi-da
- Esther Liu as Sun Li-qing
- Alex Chou as Class union president
- Beatrice Fang as Food outlet owner
- Bella Wu as Young Xiang Wei-xin
- Andy Chen as Swimming teammate
- Aaron Hong as Noodle store customer
Reception
[edit]James Marsh of South China Morning Post gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and described it as a "high-school romcom populated by awkward, inarticulate teens and stuffed with misunderstandings and misconceptions that could be remedied by a single conversation", and which "has very limited appeal" and "only young fans of its fresh-faced cast are likely to enjoy [the film]".[4]
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Awards | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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| Taipei Film Awards | Best New Talent | Moon Lee | Nominated | [5] |
| 59th Golden Horse Awards | Best New Performer | Eric Chou | Nominated | [6] |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Ryan Tu | Nominated | ||
| Best Original Film Song | What's on Your Mind" Composer: Eric Chou Lyrics: Eric Chou and Wu I-wei Performer: Eric Chou |
Won | ||
| FIPRESCI Prize | My Best Friend's Breakfast | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ "台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival | 我吃了那男孩一整年的早餐". www.goldenhorse.org.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "全國電影票房2022年0627-0703統計資訊". Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "The Life List: 5 things about Taiwanese movie My Best Friend's Breakfast | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "My Best Friend's Breakfast: Taiwanese high school romcom". South China Morning Post. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Taipei Film Awards". www.taipeiff.taipei. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Hong Kong film 'Limbo' leads Golden Horse Award nominations - Focus Taiwan". focustaiwan.tw. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.