The film is an extraordinarily large project for a Chinese-language film, not only for its duration of almost four hours, but also for its involvement of more than 100 amateur actors in different roles. A Taiwanese teenager in the 1960s encounters gang rivalries, violence and first love.
A Brighter Summer Day is a remarkable story, loosely based on fact, set in a nation still trying to find its way in the shadow of Communist China. As always with director Edward Yang, the wealth of accumulated detail contributes to the emotional satisfaction of the story. The film was awarded several wins in Asia Pacific Film Festival, Kinema Junpo Awards and Tokyo International Film Festival.
A Brighter Summer Day is a remarkable story, loosely based on fact, set in a nation still trying to find its way in the shadow of Communist China. As always with director Edward Yang, the wealth of accumulated detail contributes to the emotional satisfaction of the story. The film was awarded several wins in Asia Pacific Film Festival, Kinema Junpo Awards and Tokyo International Film Festival.