Beats Per Minute

Beats Per Minute

2023 · 20 min · ★ 6.3 · Drama

The lonely college boy Yong-Ning got a call from his old friend, Yi-Jie. In the midnight of Taipei, two of them wandering, feeling the chemistry in the dark. Can Yi-Jie catch up this beats of old friend's rhythm?

Directed by Lin Guan-chen · Written by Lin Guan-chen

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Chang Yi-ching Yong-Ning Yang
Pei Tzu-chi Yi-Jie Lin

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A close match in mood and era.

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