Apolitical Romance

A China-Taiwan cross-cultural rom-com with an excellent, unforced chemistry between its leads, Apolitical Romance follows Mainland girl (Huang Lu) as she visits Taiwan and gets involved with a local guy (Bryan Chang) who helps her track down her grandmother’s first love from 60-odd years ago.

Cast

Huang Lu

as Ching Lang

Bryan Shu-Hao Chang

as Chen Yu-zheng

Chin-Jung Kang

as Shrimp Soup Boss

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