Movie: My Egg Boy

Top 7 Billed Cast

Ariel Lin
林依晨

Mei-pao

Rhydian Vaughan
鳳小岳

A-Shi

Lee Lieh
李烈

The Doctor

Wu Nien-jen
吳念真

Old Egg Boy

Elaine Jin Yan-Ling
金燕玲

Bamboo Chen
陳竹昇

Delivery officer

Toyoda Katsunari
風田

Japanese Man

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    Even in modern-day Taipei, women feel the societal pressure to get married and have children before the clock runs out. Thankfully, there is a solution: freeze your eggs and prolong your fertility until the right one comes along! Starring Ariel Lin, the film is a glimpse of what millions of working women struggle with: finding the balance between pursuing a career and marriage.

  • Release Date

    2016-09-23

  • Average

    5.5

  • Rating:

    2.8 starts
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