(Sex) Appeal

(Sex) Appeal
Directed by Wang Wei-ming
Produced by Hsu Hsiao-ming
Screenplay by Hsu Kun-hua
Story by Wang Wei-ming
Starring Vivian Hsu
Alyssa Chia
Amber Kuo
Leon Dai
Music by Annie Lo
Cinematography Mark Lee
Edited by Man Chi-ming
Production
company
Kuli Film Co.,Ltd
Stellar Mega Films Limited
Guangdong 21St Century Media Co.,Ltd
Le Vision Pictures (Beijing) Co.,Ltd
Taiwan Pictures Co.,Ltd
Arong Co.,Ltd
Release date
  • September 12, 2014 (2014-09-12) (New Taipei City Film Festival)
  • October 24, 2014 (2014-10-24) (Taiwan, China)
Running time
109 minutes
Country Taiwan
China
Language Mandarin

(Sex) Appeal (Taiwan: 寒蟬效應, China: 不能说的夏天) is a 2014 Taiwanese-Chinese youth romance drama film directed by Wang Wei-ming. It was released in Taiwan and China on October 24, 2014.[1][2]

Cast

Reception

Critical response

On Film Business Asia, Derek Elley gave it a 7 out of 10, calling it a "notable, if over-dense, drama centred on a teacher-student "rape" [that] raises the Taiwan bar."[3]

Accolades

Award Date Category Recipients and
nominees
Result
Golden Horse Awards November 22, 2014[4] Best Supporting Actor Leon Dai Pending
Best Cinematography Mark Lee Pending
Best Original Film Song (Sex) Appeal Pending

References

  1. 不能说的夏天 寒蟬效應 (2014). movie.douban.com (in Chinese). douban.com. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  2. 不能说的夏天(2014). www.cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  3. Derek Elley (October 22, 2014). "(Sex) Appeal". Film Business Asia. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  4. Kevin Ma and Stephen Cremin (October 1, 2014). "Black Coal, Thin Ice leads Golden Horse race". Film Business Asia. Retrieved October 23, 2014.


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