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A Brighter Summer Day

1991 · Movie · NR · 237 min · ★ 8.3 · 95% critics

CrimeDramaRomance

Growing up in 1960s Taiwan, a teenage boy navigates first love, shifting friendships, and the pressures of school and family life. As tensions rise around him, he faces unfairness and hard choices that shape his coming-of-age.

Also known as The Guling Street Youngster Murder Incident

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Details
Original title
牯嶺街少年殺人事件
Years
1991
Release date
1991-07-27
Language
Chinese
Rated
NR
Runtime
237 min
Critic score
95/100
TMDB rating
8.3/10 (390 votes)
About

If you like thoughtful coming-of-age stories about youth, relationships, and social pressure, this may click for you, especially if you enjoyed Yi Yi or My So-Called Life; Not for you if you want fast action.

Pros: heartfelt coming-of-age; rich time period; emotional relationships | Cons: slow-paced story; heavy themes; long runtime

Themes

  • high school
  • baseball bat
  • based on true story
  • coming of age
  • taiwan
  • tragedy
  • murder
  • youth gang
  • gang
  • juvenile delinquent
  • teenage boy
  • troubled teen
  • +6 more

Awards & recognition

  • Golden Horse Award — Best Feature Film · 1991
  • International Submission to the Academy Awards · 1992 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Edward Yang