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Millennium Mambo

Millennium Mambo

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Millennium Mambo

2001

1h 46m

7.0(265 votes)

Drama

Overview

In 2011, Vicky looks back on her life a decade earlier, recalling her turbulent relationship with her controlling boyfriend Hao Hao and her growing connection to a compassionate gangster amid the neon haze of Taipei's nightlife.

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Sino Movie

Paradis Films

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Shu Qi

Shu Qi

Vicky

Jack Kao

Jack Kao

Jack

Duan Chun-hao

Duan Chun-hao

Hao-Hao

Doze Niu Cheng-Tse

Doze Niu Cheng-Tse

Doze

Jun Takeuchi

Jun Takeuchi

Jun

Yi-Hsuan Chen

Yi-Hsuan Chen

Xuan

Ko Takeuchi

Ko

Hsu Hui-Ni

Cat

Rio Peng

Rio Peng

Dao

Pauline Chan Bo-Lin

Pauline Chan Bo-Lin

Creative team

Directed by: Hou Hsiao-hsien
Written by: Chu Tien-Wen
Produced by: Éric Heumann
Chu Tien-Wen

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