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Ah-Chung (1996)
Directed by Chang Tso-chi
Drama · 1h 37m
The story concerns a male youth named Ah Chung (or Diong-ah in the Taiwanese dialect) who graduates from high school and descends into a maelstrom of personal, familial, and communal conflicts. Ah Chung is going through the liminal stage of finding his place and aim in life. He is sent by his mother to a boot camp, training as one of the Eight Generals. This is a job in performing as a god in Taiwanese popular rituals and Ah Chung's mother believes it can bring spiritual and social goodwill to the much-troubled family: Financially strained mother who is a performer of "low-brow" entertainment, a kid brother who is somewhat retarded, a half-sister who is raped by his alcoholic father, and Ah Chung's listlessness which is easily sucked in by the local gang rivalry...
Cast
Tsai Ming-shiou
Crew
- Director
- Chang Tso-chi
- Writer
- Chang Tso-chi
Details
- Original title
- 忠仔
- Release date
- 1996-12-31
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- ZH
- Spoken languages
- Mandarin
- Countries
- Taiwan
- Production
- Chang Tso-chi Film Studio