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Suffocating Love

2024 · 102 min

A dreamy, unsettling romance that blurs wish-fulfillment and control, keeping you off-balance as affection turns strange.

Directed by
Liao Ming-Yi
Genres
Romance, Fantasy, Drama
Overview
A man falls in love with a control freak. He willingly obeys and gives his all during the infatuation stage of love. However, when another girl appears, he realizes that love can actually be liberating. In a dream, he is granted a wish for the exchange of girlfriends, and to his astonishment, the wish comes true in real life. Is this the beginning of happiness or the onset of new terror?
How it feels
Romantic, eerie, dark and whimsical. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Love, obsession, identity, freedom
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Directed by
Liao Ming-Yi
Genres
Romance, Fantasy, Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour3
Realism4
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
romance, fantasy, drama
Directed by
Liao Ming-Yi
Written by
Liao Ming-Yi
Starring
Austin Lin, Chloe Xiang, Nikki Hsieh, Lin Da-yuan, YELLOW, McFly Wu, Pei Tzu-chi, Ou Chu
Music
Chia Wei Hsu
Cinematography
Liao Ming-Yi
Runtime
102 min
Country
Taiwan
Languages
Mandarin

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