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Directed by Leon Dai Written by Leon Dai
Chen Wen-pin Initial release 18 April 2009 Cinematography Hsiang-yu Chang | 7.4/10 IMDb Produced by Chen Wen-pin Edited by Leon Dai Director Leon Dai Screenplay Leon Dai, Wen-pin Chen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Chao Yo Hsuan
Chen Wen-pin
Lin Chih-Ju Release date April 18, 2009 (2009-04-18) (CPHPIX Film Festival)
August 14, 2009 (2009-08-14) (Taiwan) Cast Wen-pin Chen, Yo-Hsuan Chao, Chih-Ju Lin, Ting-Ni Ma, Youyi Zhao Music director Chen Chien-Chi, Yukihiko Kageyama Similar Rebels of the Neon God, Dust in the Wind, Daughter of the Nile, The Terrorizers, A Summer at Grandpa’s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cannot Live Without You (Chinese: 不能没有你) is a 2009 Taiwanese film directed by Leon Dai, a professional Taiwanese actor. It was his second film as a director. This film was also selected as the official entry for 82nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. Dai also acted as the co-screenwriter and editor of the film.
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Cannot Live Without You was filmed entirely in black and white in digital format, then transferred to film for distribution. The film has a somewhat unconventional structure, beginning at the halfway point. It is based on a true story.
Plot
The story concerns a poor Hakka dock worker Li Wu Hsiung fighting to reclaim the custody of his seven-year-old girl. Unsuccessful and clinging to the faithful daughter, he threatens to jump off a bridge.
As the film progresses, Li (played by the movie's co-screenwriter and first-time actor Chen Wen Pin) gets embroiled in bureaucratic red tape and does all he can to get his daughter back from government institutional care.
Awards and nominations
46th Golden Horse Awards
Asia-Pacific Film Festival
Macau International Film Festival
International Film Festival of India
Durban International Film Festival
Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema