(Sex) Appeal

(Sex) Appeal (Taiwan: 寒蟬效應, China: 不能说的夏天) is a 2014 Taiwanese-Chinese youth romance drama film directed by Wang Wei-ming. It was released in Taiwan and China on October 24, 2014.^[1][2]

(Sex) Appeal
Directed by	Wang Wei-ming
Screenplay by	Quentin Kun-hua Hsu
Story by	Wang Wei-ming
Produced by	Hsu Hsiao-ming
Starring	Vivian Hsu Alyssa Chia Amber Kuo Leon Dai
Cinematography	Mark Lee
Edited by	Man Chi-ming
Music by	Annie Lo
Production companies	Kuli Film Co., Ltd Stellar Mega Films Limited Guangdong 21St Century Media Co., Ltd Le Vision Pictures (Beijing) Co., Ltd Taiwan Pictures Co., Ltd Arong Co., Ltd
Release dates	September 12, 2014 (2014-09-12) (New Taipei City Film Festival) October 24, 2014 (2014-10-24) (Taiwan, China)
Running time	109 minutes
Countries	Taiwan China
Language	Mandarin

Cast

• Vivian Hsu as Fang An-yu
• Alyssa Chia as Lin An-ni
• Amber Kuo as Pai Hui-hua
• Leon Dai as Li Jen-fang
• Jade Chou as Wang Wen-hui
• Sean Huang
• Lene Lai as Li Ya
• Fion Fu as Fu Hsiao-ling

Reception

Critical response

On Film Business Asia, Derek Elley gave it a 7 out of 10, calling it a "notable, if over-dense, drama centred on a teacher-student "rape" [that] raises the Taiwan bar."^[3]

Accolades

Award	Date	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
Golden Horse Awards	November 22, 2014^[4]	Best Supporting Actor	Leon Dai	Nominated
		Best Cinematography	Mark Lee	Nominated
		Best Original Film Song	(Sex) Appeal	Nominated

References

1. 不能说的夏天 寒蟬效應 (2014). movie.douban.com (in Chinese). douban.com. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
2. 不能说的夏天（2014）. www.cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved October 23, 2014.
3. Derek Elley (October 22, 2014). . Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
4. Kevin Ma and Stephen Cremin (October 1, 2014). . Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2014.

External links

• (Sex) Appeal at IMDb