

After a breakup with her boyfriend, an office worker drowns her sorrows at a pub and spills wine on a stranger --who won't remain one for long.
Acting
Guo Xiaoran captures messy vulnerability without begging for sympathy.
Direction
Patrick Kong finds poetry in fluorescent-lit bars and office cubicles.
Director
Patrick Kong Ling-Chen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title '201314' phonetically resembles 'love you for a lifetime' in Mandarin, making it a popular wedding date in China — bitterly ironic given the film's tone.
Director Patrick Kong built his career on relationship dramas that subvert Hong Kong rom-com expectations; this mainland production marked his expansion into grittier urban storytelling.