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Gwei Lunmei, Chang Han, Zaizai Lin, Kosuke Atari, Ma Yuli ... see more see more... , Han Chang , Lunmei Kwai

A young woman opens a modest coffee shop that quickly becomes something much more than she ever expected in this gentle comedy drama from director Hsiao Ya-Chuan. When Doris receives a sizable inherit... read more read more...ance from her emigrating aunt, she uses the funds to realize her dream of opening a coffee shop. Later, when the shop opens for business, all of Doris' friends turn up bearing gifts of good luck. But while Doris becomes overwhelmed by all the junk that now litters her shop, her younger sister Josie has the inspired idea to turn what was once just a typical coffee shop into an exchange store with something for everyone. If customers come in with something to trade, they can take whatever they please of equal value. When a customer shows up seeking to unload 35 bars of scented soap, he agrees to tell Doris the story behind each individual bar, gradually revealing his true purpose for coming to the shop in the process. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 22 min.

Directed by: Hsiao Ya-Chuan

Release Date: May 14, 2010

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Anton Bitel
February 23, 2011
Anton Bitel, Little White Lies

Hsiao traces the many moods of change and exchange with a breezy elegance that offsets his film's underlying philosophical and spiritual preoccupations. Full Review

Shaun Munro
February 10, 2011
Shaun Munro, What Culture

Taipei Exchanges is a pleasantly minimalistic effort from Hsiao Ya-Chuan, and though it hardly puts Taiwanese cinema on the map, it is a light, fleetingly entertaining drama... Full Review

Jay Weissberg
September 8, 2011
Jay Weissberg, Variety

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Dan Fainaru
September 9, 2011
Dan Fainaru, Screen International

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