A BOY AND A GIRL
Film - International Independents

A BOY AND A GIRL

Directed by Li-Da Hsu

Info

Director: Li-Da Hsu
Section: International Independents
Country: Taiwan
Year: 2023
OT: SHAO NAN SHAO NÜ
Language: Mandarin
Version: Original version with English subtitles
Cast: Travis Hu, Kira Skelly, Kris Kuan, Frederick Lee
18+ (no age rating)

Logline

A brutally honest drama about a teenage romance in the shadow of violence and betrayal.

In a dreary small town, a boy meets a heartbroken girl who has had a secret affair with the soccer coach. Because the boy wants to leave town, he suggests blackmailing the coach in order to finance their getaway. This naive plan fails, however, and soon the two adolescents come up with other risky schemes.

Show calendar

Calendar

  • After the film: Q&A with Li-Da Hsu

    City 2
  • After the film: Q&A with Li-Da Hsu

    ASTOR ARRI Kino

Meet the director

A BOY AND A GIRL

Li-Da Hsu

Li-Da Hsu was born in 1982. He studied filmmaking at the Taipei National University of the Arts. Women, family, and adolescence are recurring themes in his works. His TV movie THE LONG GOODBYE (2017) earned the awards for best director and best screenplay at the 52nd Golden Bell Awards.

Credits

Screenplay: Li-Da Hsu
Director of Photography: Ko Chin Chen
Film Editor: Ching-Sung Liao/ Li-Da Hsu
Composer: Luming Lu
Production Designer: I-Feng Chang
Sound design: Duu-Chih Tu
Producer: Tsai-Yang Tang
Production Company: Rise Pictures Co., Ltd.
Executive producer: Tsai-Yang Tang
World Sales: mm2 Studios Hong Kong Ltd