Mama Boy
6.1
“A shy young man who finds himself attracted to a single mother, at a sex hotel.”
Xiao Hong is a shy 29-year-old man who works in an aquarium fish store and lets his overprotective mother boss him around in all aspects of his life. His cousin decides to take him to a seedy hotel where Sister Lele oversees the prostitution business.
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Cast
30 people
Kai Ko
Xiao Hong
Known for
You Are the Apple of My Eye
Tiny Times
Vivian Hsu
LeLe
Known for
The Accidental Spy
The Sorcerer and the White Snake
Sara Yu
Mei Ling
Known for
The World Between Us
Little Big Women
Fandy Fan
Wei Jie
Known for
Copycat Killer
Chu Lu-hao
Lao Wu
Also in
Taiwan Crime Stories
The Coordinators
Phil Hou
Wen Hao
Known for
Copycat Killer
You Are the Apple of My Eye
Phil Yan-xi Hou
Joanne Missingham
Girl in Aquarium
Also in
My Missing Valentine
Oh No! Here Comes Trouble
Debbie Yao
The Bar Owner Mei Xiu
Also in
The M Riders
Rock Records in Love
Sharon Kwan
Kiki
Also in
Art in Love
Inference Notes
Ruby Lin
Apple
Also in
U Motherbaker
Best Interest
Jack Yao
DaDa
Known for
Copycat Killer
Arvin Chen Director · Sunny Yu Screenplay Hsu Wen Composer
First release April 25, 2022 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China, Taiwan · Production Third Man Entertainment, Filmagic Pictures
Production
Distribution Workshop
Production
Third Man Entertainment
Production
Filmagic Pictures
Production
Deltamac
Production
Win Win Entertainment Limited
Production
Applause Entertainment
Production
Hong Kong SAR China · Taiwan
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Languages
Original title
初戀慢半拍
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Italy · April 25, 2022
Premiere · Far East Film Festival
Taiwan · August 26, 2022
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
July 23, 2023 · Premiere · Taiwan Film Festival in Australia
Hong Kong SAR China
October 6, 2022 · Theatrical
Taiwan
June 23, 2022 · Premiere · Taipei Film Festival (Opening Film)
November 12, 2022 · Digital
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