Alifu, the Prince/ss

Alifu, the Prince/ss is a 2017 Taiwanese drama film directed by Wang Yu-lin. It premiered at the 30th Tokyo International Film Festival.[3]

Alifu, the Prince/ss
Theatrical release poster
Chinese阿莉芙
MandarinĀ lì fú
Directed byWang Yu-lin
Produced byGene Yao
Liu Ji-gang
Written byWang Yu-lin
Hsu Hua-chien
Juliana Hsu
Hua Bai-rong
Chen Hui-ling
StarringUtjung Tjakivalid
Music byBlaire Ko
CinematographyWang Pan-yun
Edited byHong Dong-ren
Chang Yi-nian
Production
company
Magnifique Creative Media Production
Distributed bySwallow Wings Films
Release date
  • October 26, 2017 (2017-10-26) (TIFF)
  • October 27, 2017 (2017-10-27) (Taiwan)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryTaiwan
LanguageTaiwanese
Mandarin
Paiwan
BudgetNT$20 million[1]
Box officeNT$600,000 (Taipei)[2]
Premier interview at Tokyo International Film Festival

Premise

In one of three stories in the film, Alifu is a 25-year-old man who works at a salon in the city. However, as the only son of an aboriginal tribal chief, he is torn between realizing his dream of becoming a woman and inheriting the chief position handed down by his father.[4]

Cast

  • Utjung Tjakivalid as Alifu
  • Chao Yi-lan as Li Pei-zhen
  • Wu Pong-fong as Wu
  • Bamboo Chen as Sherry
  • Cheng Jen-shuo as Chris
  • Angie Wang as Angie
  • Ara Kimbo as Chief Dakanao
  • Matt Fleming as Jonathan

Awards and nominations

Award Category Recipients Result Ref.
20th Taipei Film Awards Best New Talent Utjung Tjakivalid Won
54th Golden Horse Awards Best Supporting Actor Bamboo Chen Won [5]
Best Original Screenplay Wang Yu-lin, Hsu Hua-chien, Hua Bai-rong,
Juliana Hsu and Chen Hui-ling
Nominated
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