Starry Starry Night
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- Movie: Starry Starry Night
- Chinese: 星空
- Director: Tom Lin
- Writer: Jimmy Liao, Tom Lin
- Producer: Kuo-fu Chen, Zhonglei Wang
- Cinematographer: Jack Pollack
- World Premiere: October 11, 2011 (Busan International Film Festival)
- Release Date: November 3, 2011
- Runtime: 120min
- Language: Mandarin
- Country: Taiwan / China
Plot
12-year-old Mei grew up with her grandparents in the mountains, but now lives with her parents in the city. Her parents constantly fight and she ignored at home. Mei withdraws into her own world and imagination.
One day Mei meets transfer student Lee. Mei takes a liking to Lee who seems as withdrawn to the world as Mei. After Mei saves Lee from bullies their friendship becomes real.
As Mei home life worsens and her parents announce their announce, Mei turns to Lee and plan their escape ...
Notes
- "Starry Starry Night" is based on the illustrated novel by Jimmy Liao.
- Japanese musician Katsuhiko Maeda also known as "World's End Girlfriend" takes part in the movie's soundtrack.
Cast
- Jiao Xu - Mei
- Harlem Yu - Mei's father
- Rene Liu - Mei's mother
- Lunmei Kwai
Film Festivals
- 2011 (16th) Busan International Film Festival - October 6-14, 2011 - New Currents *World Premiere
- 2011 (8th) Hong Kong Asian Film Festival - October 18-November 18, 2011 - Gala Presentation
- 2011 (48th) Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival - November 3-24, 2011 - Gala Premiere
- 2012 (7th) Osaka Asian Film Festival - March 9-18, 2012 - Special Screenings
- 2012 (4th) Pan-Asia Film Festival - March 9-18, 2012 *London Premiere
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