For You, Forever 21 (那年二十一)

Malaysia202211 minMandarin with English subtitlesDirected By Women, Drama

On her 21st birthday, A Xin, who studied abroad in Taiwan, meets her brother who came from Malaysia.

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Pei Szi Wong

From learning how to shoot to archiving a film, Wong Pei Szi is a Malaysian student who studies abroad in Taiwan.

This film is part of the Shorts Presentation: S-EXPRESS MALAYSIA shorts programme.

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