What on Earth Have I Done Wrong?!

What on Earth Have I Done Wrong?! is a 2007 Taiwanese comedy film directed, co-written, and co-produced by Doze Niu, starring himself as struggling film director-producer "Doze Niu", in his feature film debut. Billed as "an honest outlook inside Doze Niu's life and Taiwan's entertainment industry", the low-budget mockumentary was shot mainly home movie-style with little background music. Most of the actors portrayed themselves (or at least satirized versions).

What on Earth Have I Done Wrong?!
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Chinese生存
Literal meaningInvoluntary Emotions: The Tao of Survival
Hanyu PinyinQíng Fēi Dé Yǐ zhī Shēngcún zhī Dào
Directed byDoze Niu
Screenplay by
  • Doze Niu
  • Tseng Li-ting
  • Tsai Tsung-han
Produced by
  • Doze Niu
  • Huang Chih-ming
Starring
CinematographyChou Yi-wen
Edited by
  • Su Pei-yi
  • Tseng Li-ting
Music byMavis Fan
Production
company
Honto Productions
Release dates
Running time
96 minutes
CountryTaiwan
LanguageMandarin

Cast

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  • Doze Niu as Doze Niu, film director and owner of the film studio Honto Productions
  • Janine Chang as Ningning, actress and Niu's live-in girlfriend
  • Ke Huan-ru as Huan-ru, actress and Ningning's best friend
  • Chang Ching-chin as Doze Niu's mother (Chang is Niu's real-life mother)
  • Tsai Hsin-hung as Hsin-hung (Tsai was also the executive producer of this film)
  • Megan Lin as Megan (Lin was also art director of this film)
  • Tsang Shu-pei as Pei (Tsang was also editor and production assistant of this film)
  • Lien Yi-chi as Lien (Lien was also production coordinator of this film)
  • Ke Yi-sen as Yi-sen (Ke was also script supervisor of this film)
  • Chen Hsi-sheng as Hsi-sheng
  • Lee Ying-yi as Ying-yi
  • Wu Kuei-chun as Wu Kuei-chun, a.k.a. "Turtle", mob boss
  • Amy Lee as Amy Lee, therapist
  • Lin Yi-hao as President Tsai, rich guy
  • Ding Ning as Ding Ning, actress
  • Wang Li-jen as Wang Li-jen, actress
  • Chu Zhong-heng as Chu Zhong-heng, actor
  • Xiu Jie-kai as Xiu Jie-kai, actor
  • Chiu Yi as himself
  • Ella Chen (cameo)
  • Dee Shu (cameo)
  • Kevin Tsai (cameo)
  • Joe Cheng (cameo)
  • Luo Wen-jia (cameo)

Awards and nominations

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2007 Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards

2008 Rotterdam International Film Festival

  • Won—Netpac Award

2008 Taipei Film Festival

  • Won—Best Actor (Doze Niu)
  • Won—Best Actress (Janine Chang)
  • Won—Audience Award
  • Nominated—Festival Grand Prize
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