A Brighter Summer Day

A Brighter Summer Day

Overview

Based on a true story, primarily on a conflict between two youth gangs, a 14-year-old boy’s girlfriend conflicts with the head of one gang for an unclear reason, until finally the conflict comes to a violent climax.

Ratings

IMDb 8.2
TMDB 8.3
Rotten Tomatoes 100
Metacritic 91

Details

Director Edward Yang
Cast Chang Chen, Chi-tsan Wang, Chuan Wang, Elaine Jin, Han Chang, Hsiu-Chiung Chiang, Kuo-Chu Chang, Lawrence Ko, Lisa Yang, Stephanie Lai
Genre Crime, Drama, Romance
Country Taiwan
Release Year 1991
Runtime: 3h 57m
Budget: 117,372 USD
Release Date: 2011-11-25
Awards: Awards, 8 wins & 13 nominations total