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The Taiwan Oyster (2012)

The Taiwan Oyster poster
Directed by
Mark Jarrett
Genre
comedy drama
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An ex-pat in Taiwan deals with the death of a friend. The film follows him and others as they travel around the country.

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What happens

The Taiwan Oyster is a 2013 American low budget adventure comedy-drama Indie film directed by Mark Jarrett. The film marks Jarrett's feature film debut, and was based upon his own experiences living in Taiwan and working as kindergarten teachers from 1999 to 2001. The events in the movie take place when a fellow ex-pat dies. Described as a Texas road film in a Taiwan setting, the project stars Billy Harvey, Leonora Moore, and Jeff Palmiotti. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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