Candy Rain also known as Huā Chīle Nā Nǚhái (花吃了那女孩), is a 2008 Taiwanese film directed by Chen Hung-I (陳宏一).

Plot

Candy Rain is a romantic drama which combines four intimate, lyrical tales exploring the range of women loving women

Homosexuality in China

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 in contemporary Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

. In the first episode, a young girl escapes a broken love for the uncertainties of friendship (and more) in Taipei

Taipei

Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...

. In the second, another girl, seeking her ideal, finds herself involved with a wealthy woman instead. Yet another story follows a heroine trying to find a balance between marriage and separation from her true love. The final story takes us into a dynamic and difficult foursome anchored by singer-actress Karena Lam. A rich, bittersweet spectrum of love and loss, based on true stories.

Cast

• Karena Lam
  Karena Lam
  Karena Lam is a Hong Kong based award-winning actress and singer, born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.- Career :...
  
   (林嘉欣) ... Ricky
• Cyndi Wang
  Cyndi Wang
  Cyndi Wang was born on 5 September 1982. She is a Taiwanese singer and actress. Her birth name is Wáng Jūnrú .Wang has released eleven albums, nearly all of which carries her name...
  
   (王心凌) ... Ricky's girlfriend
• Josephine Hsu (許安安) ... Ricky's ex-girlfriend
• Chia-Hsin Lu (路嘉欣) ... Ricky's ex-girlfriend
• Grace Chen (陳泱瑾) ... Pon
• Belle Hsin (辛佳穎) ... Jessie
• Sandrine Pinna
  Sandrine Pinna
  Sandrine Pinna was born on 10 April 1987. She is a Chinese-French Golden Horse Awards nominated actress born and raised in Taiwan.-Movies:-Television series:-Music videos:* 1997 - "愛如此神奇" from Love is Mysterious by Andy Lau...
  
   (張榕容) ... U
• Waa Wei (魏如萱) ... Lin
• Niki Wu (吳立琪) ... Spancer
• Kao I-Ling (高伊玲) ... Summer
• Flora Sun (孫正華)

Reception

Critical response to the film has been mixed. Kozo of the Love HK Film website called Candy Rain "a light, lesbian-themed art film that's uneven and obvious in execution," but Russell Edwards of Variety gave the film mild praise for its "charming" performances and "gracefully shot" cinematography.

External links

• www.candyrain.com.tw