I WeirDo

I WeirDo
Film poster
Traditional Chinese怪胎
Simplified Chinese怪胎
Hanyu PinyinGuài tāi
Directed byLiao Ming-yi
Written byLiao Ming-yi
StarringAustin Lin
Nikki Hsieh
CinematographyLiao Ming-yi
Edited byLiao Ming-yi
Production
company
Activator Marketing Company
Distributed byCathay-Keris Films
Filmott
mm2 Entertainment
SPO
Sony Pictures
Release dates
Running time
104 minutes[1]
CountryTaiwan
LanguageMandarin
Box officeNT$45,129,701[2]

I WeirDO (Chinese: 怪胎) is a 2020 Taiwanese romantic drama film written and directed by Liao Ming-yi (in his feature directorial debut), and starring Austin Lin, Nikki Hsieh. The film had its world premiere at the 22nd Far East Film Festival on June 29, 2020, where it won the Purple Mulberry Award.[3][4] It was officially released in Taiwan on August 7, 2020. It is the first Asian feature to be filmed entirely on an iPhone, a 32-day shoot on the iPhone XS Max.[5]

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  2. ^ "全國電影票房2021年01/11-01/17統計資訊" (PDF). 國家電影及視聽文化中心. 2021-01-21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  3. ^ "I WEIRDO, A POP FAIRY TALE (WITH MASKS)". fareastfilm. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  4. ^ "Unveiled all the Winners of Udine Far East Film Festival 2020 online edition". Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "Director of Taiwan's hit film 'I WeirDo' sits down to chat". Retrieved June 2, 2021.