Formula 17

Original title: 17 sui de tian kong

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A gay teenager falls for an architect after moving to the city to find a summer job.A gay teenager falls for an architect after moving to the city to find a summer job.A gay teenager falls for an architect after moving to the city to find a summer job.

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6.2/10

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Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations total

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Yo Yang

Tien
(as Tony Yang, Yang Yu-ning)

Duncan Lai

Bai Tieh-nan
(as Duncan, Chou Chün-ta)

King Chin

Yu
(as King Chin, Jin Qin)

Dada Ji

C.C.
(as Dada Liu, Chi Hung-chüan)

Jimmy Yang

Alan

Jason Chang

Jun
(as Ta-Yong Chang)

Ladder Yu

Kevin

Guan-Jie Huang

Tze-Long Yang

Taipei plumber

Jeff Locker

Director
- Yin-jung Chen
Writer
- Rady Fu
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Trivia
This low-budget teenage film was the only fiction feature in 2004 that did not lose money on the Taiwanese market (it has grossed twice its production cost). Produced by two young, inexperienced women in their late twenties and shot by even younger Chen Yin-Jung, this sex comedy about a young gay circle in Tapei looks quite amateurish, but its refreshing tone was up to now quite unheard of in Taiwanese cinema.

Quotes
[subtitled version]
Tien: Excuse me?
Taipei plumber: I'm here to fix the toilet.
[strips off his shirt]

Connections
Featured in Formula 17: Making-Of (2005)

User reviews17

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9/10

Great Movie...

One of a few gay Asian movies out there today. It depicted a naive young Taiwanese gay man who ventured out to a very much open Taipei society in search of his true love only to encounter that lust rather than love was on the minds of most. Formula 17 also tried to approach this love story through a comedic style...with characters that were quite dramatic and over-reacting. In retrospect, I appreciate Formula 17 not only because it was a work of art, it was also an expression that many gay people out there could also relate with. Love have been lost and is seldom seen but the main character in this movie tried to bring it back for us to see and taste.

I would definitely recommend this movie to everyone...gay or straight.