A Brighter Summer Day
- Original title
- Gu ling jie shao nian sha ren shi jian (A Brighter Summer Day)
- Year
- 1991
- Running time
- 237 min.
- Country
Taiwan
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Chang Chen
- Lisa Yang
- Elaine Jin
- Wang Chuan
- Chang Chen
- Lai Fanyun
- Chang Kuo-Chu
- Chang Han
- Chiang Hsiu-Chiung
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- Music
Various- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama. Romance | 1960s. Family Relationships. Teen/coming-of-age. Crime. Schools & University. Based on a true story
- Synopsis
- Based on the director's adolescent memories and focusing on one central male protagonist, an idealistic student who refuses to compromise his moral standards, looks at growing up in Taiwan during the early 1960's and the problems of military dictatorship, unemployment and immigration from mainland China.
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- Rankings Position
- Awards
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1991: Tokyo International Film Festival: Special Jury Prize (ex aequo), FIPRESCI Prize
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