A Brighter Summer Day

A boy experiences first love, friendships and injustices growing up in 1960s Taiwan.

Cast

Chang Chen

as Xiao Si'r

Lisa Yang

as Ming

Chang Kuo-Chu

as Father

Elaine Jin Yan-Ling

as Mother

Wang Chuan

as Eldest Sister

Chang Han

as Elder Brother

Chiang Hsiu-Chiung

as Middle Sister

Stephanie Lai

as Youngest Sister

Tan Chih-Kang

as Ma

Wang Chi-tsan

as Cat

Reviews

CinemaSerf

This isn't so much a drama as an intimate observational documentary following the lives of people recently arrived on the island of Taiwan after the Chinese communist party took control of the mainland. There is still a considerable degree of militaristic life amongst the population, and the secret ...

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