The 26th Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival will take place from November 9–20 in Toronto, and the films will also be available online for global cinema fans to enjoy. During the festival, Taiwanese American director Arvin Chen’s (陳駿霖) “Mama Boy” (初戀慢半拍) will make its Canadian premiere on November 12.
The romantic comedy stars Kai Ko (柯震東), Vivian Hsu (徐若瑄), and Yu Tzu Yu (于子育). The film follows the growth of a shy man named Xiao Hong (小洪) as he meets Le Le (樂樂), an older woman who is the manager of a sex worker business. Xiao Hong has always lived under the influence of his mother Mei Ling (美玲) and has never acted out of his own free will. Thus, the spark in Xiao Hong’s heart for Le Le marks the beginning of Xiao Hong’s growth into adulthood.
With Mama Boy, director Arvin Chen returns to the silver screen almost 10 years after “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?” The film is “a welcomed return for Arvin Chen that will bewilder you with its magical colour palettes and characters that grow in you as well as on the screen,” according to the film’s synopsis by June Kim in the festival program guide.
The Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival is an annual event that celebrates Asian cinema from around the world. The 26th edition of the festival will showcase 18 feature films and 47 short films from the U.S., Canada, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Australia, Singapore, and India. For more information, please visit: https://www.reelasian.com/festival/
Mama Boy
2022｜98 minutes｜Mandarin with English subtitles
Canadian Premiere
Saturday, November 12, 9 PM
TIFF Bell Lightbox (350 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
📽Trailer: https://youtu.be/qpzLl30ra0A