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Looking for her long-lost twin sister, a woman from Hong Kong bikes around Taiwan, joined by three complete strangers, one from Hong Kong, one from Taiwan, one from China, each biking around the island for his/her own reasons.
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Looking for her long-lost twin sister, a woman from Hong Kong bikes around Taiwan, joined by three complete strangers, one from Hong Kong, one from Taiwan, one from China, each biking around the island for his/her own reasons.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Ruby Chen
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Runtime:102 minutes
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Cast
Doris Wong Chin Yan
Director
Cherry Ngan Cheuk-Ling
A-lan
Zhang Ting-hu
Zhen Ting
Huang Yao
Qing Tian
Bai Zhijie
Guang
Weber Yang
Zhen Liang
Grace Chen Shu-Fang
Nanny
King Shih-chieh
Cycling's Father
Phoebe Huang
Bike Store Female Boss
A-Lin
Taipei Arena Singer
Ram Chiang Chi-Kwong
A-lan's Father
Helen Tam Yuk-Ying
A-lan's Mother
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