Betelnut Beauty

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  • Movie: Betelnut Beauty
  • Chinese: Ai ni ai wo / 爱你爱我
  • Director: Cheng-sheng Lin
  • Writer: Cheng-sheng Lin
  • Producer:
  • Cinematographer
  • Release Date: February 13, 2001
  • Runtime: 105 min
  • Language: Mandarin
  • Country: Taiwan / France

Plot

In 21st Century Taipei, a restless city where young souls are set adrift, Feng and Fei-fei meet in a sudden summer afternoon thunderstorm. Feng, fresh out of the army, has just made a beeline for Taipei, eager to start a new life. Fei-fei has also recently turned a new page in her young life, having just run away from home. Fei-fei teams up with her friend, Yili, who works at a nightclub. They become "betelnut beauties" hawking their fare from a roadside stall of glass and neon. Betelnut, a legally sold chewing pepper that produces an effect not unlike marijuana, is a favorite among the working class men. Feng and Fei-fei quickly fall in love, two clueless souls clinging desperately to each other as they try to keep up with the punishing rush of city life.

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