The Candidate (1998 film)
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| Directed by | Neil Peng |
| Written by | Neil Peng |
| Produced by | Hsu Li-kong |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Languages | Mandarin, with some Hokkien and English |
The Candidate is a 1998 Taiwanese political satire mockumentary film directed and written by Neil Peng, starring himself as presidential candidate Hsu Giu Jing who campaigns for national vegetarianism. The film was shown at the 1999 Hawaii International Film Festival.[1]
Cast
- Neil Peng as Hsu Giu Jing
- Yu Mei-jen as Yu Mei-jen, Hsu Giu Jing's wife
- Lang Tsu-yun as Irene, Hsu Giu Jing's spokesperson
- Emi Lee as Yu An-an
- Debby Yang as Annie
Cameos
- Ang Lee as Hsu Giu Jing's childhood friend
- Chen Horng-chi as himself
- Cheng Li-wen as herself
- Pang Chien-kuo as himself
- Jaw Shaw-kong as himself
- Danny Dun
- Chien Wei-chuan
- Kevin Tsai
- Alyssa Chia
- Wang Yu-wen
References
- ^ Ryan, Tim (1999-10-15). "Expect more provocative, vibrant HIFF". Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
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