Cannot Live Without You

Cannot Live Without You
Taiwan movie poster
Directed byLeon Dai
Written byLeon Dai
Akira Chen
Produced byAkira Chen
StarringChao Yo Hsuan
Akira Chen
Lin Chih-Ju
CinematographyChang Hsiang-yu
Chou Yi-wen
Edited byLeon Dai
Release dates
  • April 18, 2009 (2009-04-18) (CPHPIX Film Festival)
  • August 14, 2009 (2009-08-14) (Taiwan)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryTaiwan
LanguagesHakka, Taiwanese, Mandarin

Cannot Live Without You (Chinese: 不能没有你) is a 2009 Taiwanese film directed by Leon Dai, a professional Taiwanese actor. It was his second film as a director. This film was also selected as the official entry for 82nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. Dai also acted as the co-screenwriter and editor of the film.

Cannot Live Without You was filmed entirely in black and white in digital format, then transferred to film for distribution. The film has a somewhat unconventional structure, beginning at the halfway point. It is based on a true story.