A: The 59th Golden Horse Awards ceremony is coming up this weekend.
B: What are the nominees for Best Narrative Feature?
A: The nominees are “Incantation,” “GAGA,” “Limbo,” “The Sunny Side of the Street” and “Coo-Coo 043.”
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B: Which of them do you recommend?
A: The Hong Kong film “Limbo” has won the most nominations with 14 nods. GAGA, which tells the story of a Taiwanese indigenous family, is also excellent.
A: 第59屆金馬獎頒獎典禮週末要登場了。
B: 今年提名最佳劇情片的電影有哪些啊？
A: 入圍的有︰《咒》、《哈勇家》、《智齒》、《白日青春》、《一家子兒咕咕叫》。
B: 你推薦哪一部？
A: 港片《智齒》入圍十四項，是今年大贏家！《哈勇家》則是原住民家庭的故事，也十分精彩唷。
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
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