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Taipei Exchanges (2010)

Taipei Exchanges poster
Original title
第36個故事
Directed by
Hsiao Ya-chuan
Genre
comedy film, comedy drama
Country
Taiwan
Runtime
1h 22m
Rated
All
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 28 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two sisters run a coffee shop in Taipei and decide to let customers trade items instead of paying. The film follows the small stories and connections that happen through these exchanges.

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What happens

Taipei Exchanges (Chinese: 第36個故事; pinyin: Dì 36 gè gùshì) is a 2010 Taiwanese comedy film directed by Hsiao Ya-chuan and starring Gwei Lun-mei and Zaizai Lin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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