Dear Tenant

Dear Tenant (Chinese: 親愛的房客) is a 2020 Taiwanese drama film directed by Cheng Yu-chieh starring Mo Tzu-yi, Chen Shu-fang and Runyin Bai.[1][2] It was primarily filmed in Keelung city and contains themes such as homosexuality, euthanasia and adoption rights. The film won both Best Leading Actor for Mo and Best Supporting Actress for Chen at the 57th Golden Horse Awards.[3]

Dear Tenant
親愛的房客
Directed byCheng Yu-chieh
Written byCheng Yu-chieh
Produced byYang Ya-che
Cheng Yu-chieh
StarringMo Tzu-yi
Chen Shu-fang
Runyin Bai
CinematographyMeteor Cheung
Music byFrandé
Production
companies
Filmosa Production
Outland Film Production
Release dates
  • July 4, 2020 (2020-07-04) (2020 Taipei Film Festival)
  • October 23, 2020 (2020-10-23) (Taiwan)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryTaiwan
LanguagesMandarin
Taiwanese Hokkien

Plot

For the past five years, Lin Jian-yi (Mo Tzu-yi), a rooftop tenant, has been looking after his elderly landlord, Zhou Xiu-yu (Chen Shu-fang) and her grandson, Wang You-yu (Runyin Bai). They live together like a family, and it is Lin’s way of remembering Wang Li-wei (Yao Chun-yao), the father of You-yu whom he had a relationship with. But when Mrs. Zhou passes away under suspicious circumstances, her son Wang Li-gang (Jay Shih) returns from overseas and discovers that the property has been transferred to You-yu, who has been legally adopted by Lin. Li-gang accuses Lin of killing his mother. He contacts the police with his suspicions. An autopsy finds narcotics in Zhou’s system at the time of her death, prompting an investigation that reveals a very different side to Lin. Police recover a deleted gay sex app on Lin’s phone, and one of his hookups turns out to be a drug dealer. Just as he is about to be arrested for murder, Lin takes You-yu and flees deep into the mountains…

Cast
  • Mo Tzu-yi as Lin Jian-yi (林健一)
  • Chen Shu-fang as Zhou Xiu-yu (周秀玉)
  • Runyin Bai as Wang You-yu (王悠宇)
  • Yao Chun-yao as Wang Li-wei (王立維)
  • Jay Shih as Wang Li-gang (王立綱)

Awards and nominations
Year Awards ceremony Category Nominee Result Ref
2020 57th Golden Horse Awards Best Feature Film Dear Tenant Nominated [4]
Best Director Cheng Yu-chieh Nominated
Best Leading Actor Mo Tzu-yi Won
Best Supporting Actress Chen Shu-fang Won
Best Original Screenplay Cheng Yu-chieh Nominated
Best Original Film Score Fran Chen Won


References
  1. "Dear Tenant movie review: a gay man suffers in Taiwanese family drama". SCMP. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. "Dear Tenant Review: Moving Taiwanese Tearjerker About A Gay Man Looking After His Dead Partner's Family". Today. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  3. "《親愛的房客》票房出爐！「全場觀眾爆哭」曾敬驊落淚：整顆心抽動好幾次". ettoday. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  4. "台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival". www.goldenhorse.org.tw. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
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