Miao Miao

Miao Miao

2008 · 83 min · ZH · 5.7 (30 votes)
Dir. Cheng Hsiao-Tse · Starring Sandrine Pinna, Fan Wing, Alice Ko, Wu Kang-ren, Chu Chung-heng, Michael Chang
ComedyDramaRomance

18-year-old Ai loves baking, even if she's not that good at it. She dreams of some day baking the perfect pastry, until she meets Miao Miao, a shy exchange student from Japan, who happens to be sort of a pastry expert.

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A tender, melancholic portrait of adolescent yearning. It captures the quiet ache of unrequited love and the awkward search for connection amidst the backdrop of Taipei's vibrant streets. A wistful, character-driven indie gem.

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