Synapses (film)

Not to be confused with Synapse (film).

Synapses
Simplified Chinese	那个我最亲爱的陌生人
Directed by	Chang Tso-chi
Written by	Chang Tso-chi
Starring	Lü Hsueh-feng[1] Oscar Chiu Li Meng
Release dates	7 November 2019 (2019-11-07) (56th Golden Horse Awards) 15 November 2019 (2019-11-15) (Taiwan)
Running time	101 minutes
Country	Taiwan
Language	Mandarin

Synapses (Chinese: 那个我最亲爱的陌生人), also known as The Beloved Stranger, is a 2019 Taiwanese film directed and written by Chang Tso-chi, starring Lü Hsueh-feng, Oscar Chiu.[2][3] The film debuted at the 2019 Golden Horse Film Festival.[4]

Plot

Many problems in the Zhang family, but one eventful summer changes many things. Zhang Junxiong is diagnosed with Alzheimer's, and his condition weighs heavily on his wife Wang Feng (Lü Hsueh-feng) and the rest of the family. His daughter-Xiao Meng is released on parole from a long prison term and struggles to reconnect with her illegitimate son Ah Chuan and her loose-cannon ex-boyfriend Ah Wen.

Cast

• Lü Hsueh-feng as Wang Feng
• Oscar Chiu as Ah Wen
• Li Meng as Xiao Meng
• Li Ying-chuan as Ah Chuan

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipients	Result
2019	56th Golden Horse Awards	Best Director	Chang Tso-chi	Nominated
		Best Leading Actress	Lü Hsueh-feng	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Li Ying-chuan	Nominated
		Best Visual Effects	Simple View Production Company	Nominated

References

1. "吕雪凤 (豆瓣) 电影". movie.douban.com. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
2. "那个我最亲爱的陌生人 那個我最親愛的陌生人". douban.com. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
3. "《那個我最親愛的陌生人》政治不正確，卻又極為精確當代台灣描述 u 值媒". udn.com. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
4. Frater, Patrick (2019-09-11). "Taiwan's Golden Horse Film Festival to Open With Dementia Drama 'Synapses'". Variety. Retrieved 2020-02-05.

External links

• Synapses at IMDb