Your Name Engraved Herein
NR
7.3
2020
1 hr 54 min
Drama
, Romance
, Family
In 1987, as martial law ends in Taiwan, Jia-han and Birdy fall in love amid family pressure, homophobia and social stigma.
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- Cast:
- Edward Chen , Jing-Hua Tseng , Leon Dai , Wang Shih-Sian , Fabio Grangeon , Barry Qu , Stone Yang
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Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.
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One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.
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One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.
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