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Classmates Minus (2020)

Classmates Minus poster
Original title
同學麥娜絲
Directed by
Huang Hsin-yao
Genre
comedy, drama
Country
Taiwan
Runtime
2h 02m
Rated
R
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 50 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Four middle-aged high school classmates in Taiwan grapple with failures, regrets, and absurdities in their lives. The film follows their intersecting struggles with work, relationships, and a sense of purpose.

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What happens

Classmates Minus (Chinese: 同學麥娜絲) is a 2020 Taiwanese political black comedy-drama film written and directed by Huang Hsin-yao, and starring Shih Ming-shuai, Cheng Jen-shuo, Nadow Lin, Liu Kuan-ting and Chen Yi-wen. The film was screened at the 57th Golden Horse Awards on November 5, 2020, and it had seen a theatrical release in Taiwan on the 20th of the same month. It was available for streaming worldwide via Netflix on February 20, 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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