Taiwan, 104 Minutes, Drama/Black Comedy, Minnan with Chinese & English Subtitles, Not Rated

The most anticipated Taiwanese film of the year is an extension of HUANG HSIN-YAO's 2014 award-winning short, The Great Buddha (the + in the feature's title was satirically added by the director as a reference to corporate naming trends.). Pickle (CRES CHUANG), a night security guard at a bronze statue factory, and Belly Button (BAMBOO CHEN), a recyclables collector, are best friends. While trying to kill time on the long nights spent in the security room, Belly Button suggests that they view the dash-camera footage of Pickle's rich boss, Kevin (LEON DAI). Watching the promiscuous meetings Kevin has with various women, they witness something they never should have known about. These images are like wormholes, taking Pickle, Belly Button, and the viewer from one universe into another, from the colourless existence of the poor and forgotten to the illuminated world of the powerful. -Toronto International Film Festival, 2017.

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