A Brighter Summer Day

1991 · 237 min

A teenage boy navigates first love, shifting friendships, and gang rivalries while growing up in 1960s Taiwan. Around him, families adapt to political uncertainty and military pressure, creating a tense backdrop for young people searching for identity, belonging, and a place in a changing society.

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Stephen Morris
"A four hour foreign language film is a tough sell. However, Edward Yang manages to justify the runtime of the longest movie I have probably ever seen. A Brighter Summer Day is a coming of age story, a portrait of a struggling family and a film about a nation in turmoil all in one. It’s seemingly a very rich depiction of life in Taiwan around 1959, when western influences start creeping their way into the country. Ambitious and different. 🇹🇼🇹🇼🇹🇼🇹🇼 / 🇹🇼🇹🇼🇹🇼🇹🇼🇹🇼."

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