Dear Tenant

"An unbreakable bond."

2020 1h 46m ZH

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 31

Drama

Synopsis

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A boy lives with his Grandma and Mr. Lin, the tenant who looks after him and Grandma. But when Grandma passes away, the boy's uncle returns to Taiwan and discovers that ownership of the apartment was transferred to other people.

“An unbreakable bond.”

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Cast

Mo Tzu-yi
Lin
Grace Chen Shu-Fang
Grandma / Mrs. Chou
Bai Run-yin
Yo-Yu
Jack Yao
Li-Wei
Jay Shih
Li-Gang
Cherry Hsieh
Prosecutor Chang
Wu Pong-fong
Sergeant
Nelson Shen
Tsai

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Cheng Yu-chieh
Writers: Cheng Yu-chieh
Languages: Mandarin
Countries: Taiwan

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ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Cheng Yu-chieh, shot by Meteor Cheung. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Chen Hsiao-Tong shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Mo Tzu-yi and Grace Chen Shu-Fang and Bai Run-yin carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "An unbreakable bond.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt12359272 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 31 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Cheng Yu-chieh directs. Meteor Cheung behind the camera. Chen Hsiao-Tong cuts. Produced in Taiwan. Dialogue in Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 6 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Cheng Yu-chieh, shot by Meteor Cheung. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Chen Hsiao-Tong shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Mo Tzu-yi and Grace Chen Shu-Fang and Bai Run-yin carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "An unbreakable bond.".
7IMDB entry: tt12359272 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 31 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.