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Apolitical Romance
Genres
ComedyDramaRomance
Overview
A China-Taiwan cross-cultural rom-com with an excellent, unforced chemistry between its leads, Apolitical Romance follows Mainland girl (Huang Lu) as she visits Taiwan and gets involved with a local guy (Bryan Chang) who helps her track down her grandmother’s first love from 60-odd years ago.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
90 min
Release Date
2013-09-27
Status
Released
Original Language
Chinese
Vote Count
2
Vote Average
5
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Huang Lu
Ching Lang
Bryan Shu-Hao Chang
Chen Yu-zheng
Chin-Jung Kang
Shrimp Soup Boss
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