Apolitical Romance
Sep 27, 2013 | IMDB 5
90 min Watch NowComedy, Drama, Romance
A China-Taiwan cross-cultural rom-com with an excellent, unforced chemistry between its leads, Apolitical Romance follows Mainland girl (Huang Lu) as she visits Taiwan and gets involved with a local guy (Bryan Chang) who helps her track down her grandmother’s first love from 60-odd years ago.
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IMDB 7.6 | Aug , 1994
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IMDB 6.4 | May , 2017
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IMDB 5.3 | Sep , 1984
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IMDB 5.6 | Nov , 2007
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IMDB 7.5 | Dec , 1996
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IMDB 0 | Nov , 2008
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IMDB 4.5 | Sep , 2017
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IMDB 6.7 | Mar , 2009
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IMDB 8.3 | Jul , 1991
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IMDB 5 | Oct , 2000
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IMDB 5.2 | Apr , 2018
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IMDB 7.9 | Sep , 2000
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IMDB 6.7 | Sep , 2014
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IMDB 5.8 | Nov , 2024
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