Dear Ex
2018 · Movie · NR · 99 min · ★ 7.2 · 85% critics
After her ex-husband dies, a woman learns his insurance payout has been changed, leaving their son out and naming a stranger instead. As she confronts the decision, long-buried conflicts and complicated relationships surface, forcing everyone involved to face grief, anger, and the need to move forward.
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Details
- Original title
- 誰先愛上他的
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-11-02
- Language
- Chinese
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (158 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a heartfelt, sometimes funny drama about grief, betrayal, and acceptance, with revelations shared in pieces; Not for you if you dislike intense family conflict or fast subtitle-heavy dialogue like in The Wedding Banquet.
Pros: heartfelt emotional depth; creative love triangle; humor and humanity | Cons: fast banter; requires close attention; heavy family conflict
Themes
- infidelity
- lgbt
- death of parent
- mother son relationship
- gay relationship
Awards & recognition
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2020 · nominated
Cast & crew
Hsieh Ying-shiuan
as Liu Sanlian
Roy Chiu
as Jay
Joseph Huang
as Song Chengxi
Spark Chen
as Song Zhengyuan
Ai-Lun Kao
as Jay's Mother
One-Fang
as Consultant
Danny Liang
as Stage Manager Allen
Yang Li-yin
as Sanlian's Sister
Chung Hsin-ling
as Radio Voice (voice)
Ting-Chien Wu
as Director
Directed by Mag Hsu, Hsu Chih-yen