My Egg Boy

My Egg Boy

2016 · 112 min · ★ 5.5 · Romance, Comedy, Family, Drama

Even in modern-day Taipei, women feel the societal pressure to get married and have children before the clock runs out. Thankfully, there is a solution: freeze your eggs and prolong your fertility until the right one comes along! Starring Ariel Lin, the film is a glimpse of what millions of working women struggle with: finding the balance between pursuing a career and marriage.

Directed by Fu Tien-yu

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