It Takes Two to Tango
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Chinese Mainlander ZHAO travels from Beijing to Taiwan to pursue Shin-yi, the love of his life. However, due to the historical turmoil between Taiwan and Mainland China, Shin-yi’s family refuses to let ZHAO marry her. As Shin-yi’s pregnancy comes to light, ZHAO’s parents travel to Taiwan to salvage ...(Read more)
Chinese Mainlander ZHAO travels from Beijing to Taiwan to pursue Shin-yi, the love of his life. However, due to the historical turmoil between Taiwan and Mainland China, Shin-yi’s family refuses to let ZHAO marry her. As Shin-yi’s pregnancy comes to light, ZHAO’s parents travel to Taiwan to salvage the situation. The two cultures clash, culminating in many hilarious moments of fiery confrontation. Just when all hope seems lost, the two families’ grandfathers seem to find common ground for them all.
It Takes Two To Tango represents a tour de force for WAN after a more than ten-year absence from the big screen. The film’s original title, Kua Hai Tiao Tango (Crossing the Sea to Tango), alludes to the back-and-forth wedding negotiations between two families, much like dancing the tango. The three generations of the bride and groom’s families also represent the different historical perspectives of the three generations.
DVD source： Taiwan Cinema Toolkit, Ministry of Culture, R.O.C.
| Chinese title： | 車拼 |
| Year： | 2014 |
| Director： | WAN Jen |
| Duration： | 102min |
| Length： | Feature |
| Category： | Fiction |
| Genre： | Drama |
| Theme： | Cultural Conflict、Society |
| Color： | Color |
| Format： | DVD |
| Sound： | Stereo |
| Language： | Mandarin, Taiwanese |
| Subtitle： | Chinese, English, Japanese |
| Producer： | WAN Jen, LIAO Qing-song, ZHANG Zhi-yong |
| Actors： | WANG Le-yan, LI Zong-yi, CHEN Bo-zheng, SU Ming-ming |
| Screenplay： | WAN Jen, LIAO Qing-song, Kemmy Wan Ming-Mei, Whyson LIN |
Camera： |
SHEN Rui-yuan |
| Editor： | LIAO Qing-song |
| Music： | Joe CHOU, Kristna WU |
| Excluded for public screenings： | Japan, Hong Kong, China, Singapore |
| Royalty period： | 2016–2022 |
| Licensing contact： | WAN JEN FILMS LTD. |
| Festival list： | 2015 Hong Kong International Film Festival 2015 Singapore Film Festival |
