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Doubles Match / 乒乓男孩

  • Showing on Mon, 04 Aug - 8:00 PM
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Malaysian Premiere
Synopsis:

DOUBLES MATCH tells the passionate story of two young table tennis players who strive to reach the top and become top table tennis players in international competitions.  Hu Guan-yu trains with his best friend Huang Xuan, hoping to make the Olympic national team. When a new coach arrives, the team's atmosphere shifts, and the boys gradually drift apart.  A year later, Guan-yu wins the junior national team qualifier. His opponent in the final: Huang Xuan.

Award: Taipei Film Festival - Opening Film, World Premiere

Director’s Comment: Last summer, at the foot of the Flaming Mountains, we relived our childhood together. Those intense yet self-assured emotions, those naïve yet pure feelings, are vivid memories from our journey of growing up. The persistence and refusal to give up that which we once held onto have become marks that remain with us into adulthood.  This film is dedicated to our childhood.

Director's Bio:

HUNG Po-hao’s debut feature, DAD’S SUIT, received four major awards at the 2019 Taipei Film Awards,  In recent years, he has directed multiple TV series, such as WAKE UP 2, A THOUSAND GOODNIGHTS and TRINITY OF SHADOWS.

  • Genre : Drama / Sport
  • Director(s) : Po-Hao HUNG
  • Run Time : 1h 45m
  • Release Year : 2024
  • Country : Taiwan