Lonely man falls for a woman through his TV. Yes, it's weird. Yes, you'll watch.
Ren is the owner of a second-hand electric appliance store, likes to watch erotic photos in his unexciting and lonesome life. Until one day, his life changed by an unidentified CloudTV. He crushed on a girl who seemed to be threatened by violence, could the crowarded he make it to rescue the girl?
Acting
Lawrence Ko's aching, awkward stillness carries the whole thing.
Cinematography
Grimy Taipei apartments shot like lonely dreams.
Production
CloudTV as retro-futuristic object of desire.
Director
Chao-Hui Ting
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Taiwan's 2010s indie wave exploring urban alienation through genre-blending storytelling.
The CloudTV deliberately evokes early internet aesthetics—dial-up romance before streaming made isolation too easy.
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