HIN LANG, a Beijing girl, is coming to Taiwan to accomplish the mission of finding her grandmother’s first love after losing bet with her... More

HIN LANG, a Beijing girl, is coming to Taiwan to accomplish the mission of finding her grandmother’s first love after losing bet with her grandmother. A-ZHENG, a Taiwanese Civil Affairs Bureaucrat, is writing a Taiwan-China Cross Cultural Etiquette manual. After ten sloppy drafts, he’s one step away from a major demotion. With hope lost, A-Zheng bumps into Chin Lang at a food stall, and charms her into helping write his manual. In return, A-Zheng promises to use his connections to find her grandmother’s lost lover. Nevertheless, the partnership is anything but easy. Their journey becomes potholed with cultural and political differences that make each step a fight. Chin Lang, a fiery Beijing girl, sees Taiwan as an uncompromising province of China while A-Zheng proudly defends Taiwan’s customs and independence. The mission makes them encounter countless tasks. Each event draws the two closer. Their missions fade into the background as each discovers a new perspective and a new love. Apolitical Romance is Hsieh Chun-Yi’s first feature debut. He approaches sensitive political issues between Taiwan and China with a humorous tone. This film discusses political views and social values of Taiwanese and Chinese through interesting conversations between the two young leading roles. Close