''Blue Cha Cha'' (

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: ''Shēn hǎi'', 深海) is a

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directed by Chen Wen-Tang. It was Taiwan's submission to the

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for the

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, but was not accepted as a nominee. ''Blue Cha Cha'' depicts Ah Yu ( Tarcy Su), a woman in her thirties who has just been released from prison. She stays with an older women, An An ( Lu Yi-ching), the proprietor of a girlie bar in the port town of

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, and attempts to form relationships with two men: businessman Chen Sang (

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) and factory worker Hao (Wei Lee). The film did the rounds of the European film festival circuit, screening at the 2006

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, the 2006

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, and the 33rd

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where it won the festival's Grand Prize. In 2016, ten years after its release, the film screened as part of the

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. Actress Lu Yi-ching won the award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the film at the 51st

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in 2006. She was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the

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in 2005 but lost to

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for '' Kung Fu Hustle''. At the same awards, the film's composer Cincin Lee won the Best Original Film Score award for the original soundtrack.

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