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Betelnut Beauty is a 2001 Taiwanese film directed by Lin Cheng-sheng. It depicts the love story between a betel nut beauty (檳榔西施) and a young man, who failed to survive in Taipei City. The film is nominated for the Golden Bear at the 51st Berlin International Film Festival. Director Lin Cheng-sheng (林正盛) won the Silver Bear for Best Director and the leading actress Angelica Lee (李心潔) won the Piper Heidsieck New Talent Award for the best young actress. In 2001, President Chen Shui-bian met the crew of Betelnut Beauty to praise their success at the 51st Berlin International Film Festival.