Trailer
Assistive Technologies

Salli

Runtime
1hr 46mins
Directed by
Chien-Hung Lien
Featuring
Esther Liu,
Austin Po-Hung Lin,
Li-Yin Yang
Film Language
in Mandarin, Taiwanese, English, and French with English subtitles
Body

Director Chien-Hung Lien will join us for post-film discussions following our screening on Tuesday, September 23.

The online romance of Hui-Jun with a foreigner ignites gossip in the peaceful rural town where she lives. Hui-Jun is a 38-year-old Taiwanese chicken farmer, living with her brother and teenage niece Xin-Ru. She has been single for a long time until one day, Xin-Ru downloads an online dating app on Hui-Jun’s mobile phone. 

When Hui-Jun develops a digital romance with a French man, her community laughs and calls it a romance scam. To prove Martin’s existence, Hui-Jun, who has never been abroad, decides to leave for Paris to find him.

Please note: There are no Coolidge Member discounts or complimentary tickets for this screening. 

About the Taiwan Film Festival of Boston

7th Taiwan Film Festival of Boston 

In-person Screenings: September 19 – September 25 

Virtual Screenings: September 26 – October 12

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