in development | CZ – SK – TW | 90 min. | fiction

Ugly Mandarine

Director
Xie Piaoyu
Producer
Veronika Kührová, Tereza Tokárová, Patrick Mao Huang
Story
Xie Piaoyu
Screenplay
Xie Piaoyu, Ondřej Kopřiva
DoP
Igor Smitka
Editor
Michal Reich
Music
Lim Giong
Sound
Tu Du-Chih
Synopsis

Young Yiou, originally from China, has just finished her cello studies in Prague and does not want to return to her homeland. Since she will not get a permanent place in the orchestra, her only option to stay in Prague is to get a partner visa. She applies for it together with her partner, the Slovak urban planner Greta. But how can she prove her love to the authorities when she is not sure herself?

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Director
Xie Piaoyu
Producer
Veronika Kührová, Tereza Tokárová, Patrick Mao Huang
Story
Xie Piaoyu
Screenplay
Xie Piaoyu, Ondřej Kopřiva
DoP
Igor Smitka
Editor
Michal Reich
Music
Lim Giong
Sound
Tu Du-Chih
Architect
Jindřich Kočí
Production
Analog Vision (CZ)
Co-production
kerekesfilm (SK), Flash Forward Entertainment (TW)
Budget
1 271 327 €
Support
Audiovizuálny fond, Kreatívna Európa - MEDIA, Státní fond kinematografie
Co-production forums
Midpoint Feature Launch 2018, Česká republika Works in Development na KVIFF 2018, Česká republika Connecting Cottbus 2018, Nemecko Lovers Go Industry 2019, Taliansko Shanghai Artist Swatch Artist Peace Residency 2019, Čína Queer Academy na Berlinale 2020, Nemecko Ties That Bind (EAVE) 2021, Taiwan/Taliansko
Release
09/2025
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