The Moonlight in Jilin is directed by Wei-ling Chen. Ivy Yin, winner of the Golden Bell Award for Best Leading Actress, stars as Weiwei, a Chinese woman who marries a Taiwanese gangster to save up for her mother's medical expenses. However, her promised life collapses when her husband suddenly absconds. Weiwei has no choice but to serve in an erotic massage store. One day, the police make a raid, and a junior officer, Jiahao, has a crush on Weiwei. As her best friend from her hometown visits Taiwan, Weiwei asks Jiahao to pretend to be her husband. Is this an accidental happiness for Weiwei?
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Cast
13 people
Ivy Yin
Bian Wei-wei (as Yin Shin)
Known for
A Sun
Cities of Last Things
Wasir Chou
Shen Jia-hao
Also in
Anti Reset
Little Blue
Wei-ling Chen
Yi-Chuan Chou
Brando Huang
Chou Tai-De (as Den-Hui Huang)
Known for
The World Between Us
Left-Handed Girl
Khan Lee
Chao Cheng-Ping
Also in
The Killer Who Never Kills
Anywhere Somewhere Nowhere
Teng-Hui Huang
Chou Tai-De
Bing-Chen Chen
Also in
The Strait Story
Johnny-John
Lü Hsueh-feng
Known for
The Soul
96 Minutes
Wang Yu-tan
Cheng-liang
Also in
Summer Afternoon
Marching Boys
Chen Wei-Ling Director
First release May 11, 2012 · Produced in Taiwan · Original title 吉林的月光
Production
Taiwan
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Original title
吉林的月光
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Taiwan · May 11, 2012
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No release date listed for United States.
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