12 Mar 2010
The Cow Who Wanted To Be a Hamburger
A children's fable about the power of advertising, the meaning of life and ultimately the test of a mother's love. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.
Taipei 24H
Taipei 24H divides 24 hours in Taipei into 8 shorts. It opens with Cheng Fen-fen's upbeat and comedic "Share the Morning", and ends with Lee Kang-sheng running the final leg of this relay with "Remembrance" at 4am. Well-known director Tsai Ming-liang makes a rare appearance visiting a late night coffee shop. Taipei 24H is a contemporary urban chronicle of a city rarely at sleep.
Top Billed Cast
賴雅妍 
Matt Wu 
李冠毅 
莫子儀 
Xian-Han Wang 
吳慷仁 
許瑋甯 Boss's Woman
Sean Su 
陳慕義 
Mami Ku 
高英軒 
Ming-shiou Tsai 
陸弈靜 
周姮吟 
丁寧 
Wei-min Ying Angel Yao
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