My Best Friend's Breakfast

My Best Friend's Breakfast (Chinese: 我吃了那男孩一整年的早餐) is a 2022 Taiwanese romantic comedy film written and directed by Ryan Tu in his directorial debut. The film stars Moon Lee and Eric Chou, and is based on a bestselling novel by Misa which has been published in many languages. The novel, in turn, was inspired by a shared story that first appeared on social media platform Dcard in 2015.[3] The film was released in theaters on January 28, 2022.

My Best Friend's Breakfast
Promotional poster
Traditional Chinese我吃了那男孩一整年的早餐
Simplified Chinese我吃了那男孩一整年的早餐
Literal meaning"I ate that boy's breakfast for an entire year"
Hanyu PinyinWǒ chī le nà nánhái yī zhěngnián de zǎocān
Directed byRyan Tu[1]
Screenplay byRyan Tu
Based onMy Best Friend’s Breakfast
by Misa
StarringMoon Lee
Eric Chou
CinematographyTseng Hsien-chung
Edited byGu Hsiao-yun
Music byChris Hou
Eric Chou
Production
companies
Skyfilms Entertainment
Skyline Entertainment
Release date
  • January 28, 2022 (2022-01-28)
Running time
119 minutes
CountryTaiwan
LanguagesMandarin
Taiwanese
Box officeNT$73.9 million[2]

Cast
  • Moon Lee as Xiang Wei-xin
  • Eric Chou as Tao You-quan
  • Edison Song as Chang Yuan-shuo
  • Jean Ho as Fang Qi-ran
  • Lou Jun-shuo as Guan Hao-wei
  • Lin He-syuan as Tang Zhong-xian
  • Ko Cheng as He Bao-long
  • Hung Yu-ching as Ye Ke-ya
  • Chen Shu-fang as Grandma
  • Sara Yu as Mom
  • Patty Lee as Older Xiang Wei-xin
  • Austin Lin as Older Tao You-quan
  • Darren Chiu as Xiang Yi-da
  • Esther Liu as Sun Li-qing
  • Alex Chou as Class union president
  • Beatrice Fang as Food outlet owner
  • Bella Wu as Young Xiang Wei-xin
  • Andy Chen as Swimming teammate
  • Aaron Hong as Noodle store customer

Reception

James Marsh of South China Morning Post gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and described it as a "high-school romcom populated by awkward, inarticulate teens and stuffed with misunderstandings and misconceptions that could be remedied by a single conversation", and which "has very limited appeal" and "only young fans of its fresh-faced cast are likely to enjoy [the film]".[4]

Awards and nominations
Awards Category Recipient Result Ref.
Taipei Film AwardsBest New TalentMoon LeeNominated[5]
59th Golden Horse AwardsBest New PerformerEric ChouNominated[6]
Best Adapted ScreenplayRyan TuNominated
Best Original Film SongWhat's on Your Mind"
Composer: Eric Chou
Lyrics: Eric Chou and Wu I-wei
Performer: Eric Chou		Won
FIPRESCI PrizeMy Best Friend's BreakfastNominated

References
  1. "台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival | 我吃了那男孩一整年的早餐". www.goldenhorse.org.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  2. "全國電影票房2022年0627-0703統計資訊". Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  3. "The Life List: 5 things about Taiwanese movie My Best Friend's Breakfast | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  4. "My Best Friend's Breakfast: Taiwanese high school romcom". South China Morning Post. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  5. "Taipei Film Awards". www.taipeiff.taipei. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  6. "Hong Kong film 'Limbo' leads Golden Horse Award nominations - Focus Taiwan". focustaiwan.tw. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
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