Synopsis:
A married man on a business trip checks into a hotel. The hotel manager’s daughter falls for him at first sight. Rejected by the man, she embarks on a journey of revenge.
- Director:
- Joe Hsieh
- Year:
- 2013
- Country:
- Taiwan
- Running time:
- 15 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation, Stop Motion Animation
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Joe Chan
- Animators:
- Joe Hsieh, Wen-Hai Zhong, Jing-Ni Yan
- Music composer:
- Chih-Yen Young
- Sound designer:
- Ned Young
- Distribution:
- MAGNETFILM
- Genres:
- Drama, Tragedy, Experimental
- Tags:
- Trauma, Identity, Love, Relationships, Surreal, Sad, Death, Spirituality, Religion
- Audience:
- Adults
- Festival selections:
- Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
- Awards:
- Taipei Film Festival / 2012 / Best Animation, South Taiwan Film Festival / 2012 / Best Animation Award, San Diego Asian Film Festival / 2013 / Best Animation
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