What on Earth Have I Done Wrong?! is a 2007 Taiwanese comedy film directed, co-written, and co-produced by Doze Niu, starring himself as struggling film director-producer "Doze Niu", in his feature film debut. Billed as "an honest outlook inside Doze Niu's life and Taiwan's entertainment industry", the low-budget mockumentary was shot mainly home movie-style with little background music. Most of the actors portrayed themselves (or at least satirized versions).
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| Chinese | 情非得已之生存之道 |
| Literal meaning | Involuntary Emotions: The Tao of Survival |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Qíng Fēi Dé Yǐ zhī Shēngcún zhī Dào |
| Directed by | Doze Niu |
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| Cinematography | Chou Yi-wen |
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| Music by | Mavis Fan |
Production company | Honto Productions |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Language | Mandarin |
Cast
edit- Doze Niu as Doze Niu, film director and owner of the film studio Honto Productions
- Janine Chang as Ningning, actress and Niu's live-in girlfriend
- Ke Huan-ru as Huan-ru, actress and Ningning's best friend
- Chang Ching-chin as Doze Niu's mother (Chang is Niu's real-life mother)
- Tsai Hsin-hung as Hsin-hung (Tsai was also the executive producer of this film)
- Megan Lin as Megan (Lin was also art director of this film)
- Tsang Shu-pei as Pei (Tsang was also editor and production assistant of this film)
- Lien Yi-chi as Lien (Lien was also production coordinator of this film)
- Ke Yi-sen as Yi-sen (Ke was also script supervisor of this film)
- Chen Hsi-sheng as Hsi-sheng
- Lee Ying-yi as Ying-yi
- Wu Kuei-chun as Wu Kuei-chun, a.k.a. "Turtle", mob boss
- Amy Lee as Amy Lee, therapist
- Lin Yi-hao as President Tsai, rich guy
- Ding Ning as Ding Ning, actress
- Wang Li-jen as Wang Li-jen, actress
- Chu Zhong-heng as Chu Zhong-heng, actor
- Xiu Jie-kai as Xiu Jie-kai, actor
- Chiu Yi as himself
- Ella Chen (cameo)
- Dee Shu (cameo)
- Kevin Tsai (cameo)
- Joe Cheng (cameo)
- Luo Wen-jia (cameo)
Awards and nominations
edit2007 Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards
- Won—FIPRESCI Prize
- Nominated—Best Feature Film
- Nominated—Best Supporting Actress (Janine Chang)
2008 Rotterdam International Film Festival
- Won—Netpac Award
2008 Taipei Film Festival
- Won—Best Actor (Doze Niu)
- Won—Best Actress (Janine Chang)
- Won—Audience Award
- Nominated—Festival Grand Prize
External links
edit- What on Earth Have I Done Wrong?! at IMDb
- What on Earth Have I Done Wrong?! at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
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