| The Receptionist | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Jenny Lu |
| Written by | Jenny Lu Yeh Yi-wen |
| Produced by | Li Ya-mei Jimmy Huang Chiou Zi-ning Peter J Kirby |
| Starring | Teresa Daley Chen Shiang-chyi |
| Cinematography | Gareth Munden |
| Edited by | Hoping Chen |
| Music by | Luming Lu |
Production companies | Uncanny Films Dark Horse Image |
| Distributed by | Mirror Stage Films (Taiwan) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Countries | Taiwan United Kingdom |
| Languages | Mandarin English Taiwanese |
| Budget | £300,000[1] |
| Box office | NT$3 million (Taiwan)[2][3] |
The Receptionist (Chinese: 接線員) is a 2016 drama film directed by London-based Taiwanese director Jenny Lu, starring Teresa Daley and Chen Shiang-chyi. Inspired by a true story, the film follows the lives of Asian migrant women who had arrived in London in hopes of a better life but end up taking jobs in an illegal massage parlor to survive.[4] The film premiered at the Golden Horse Film Festival on 20 November 2016.[5]
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- ^ "The Receptionist". www.goldenhorse.org.tw. Retrieved 9 July 2017.