A Brighter Summer Day
Film1991237 min

A Brighter Summer Day

Taste attributes: crimedramaromancehistoricaldetectivemafia/gangstersportsteenslowheavyrealisticlineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcoming of agecomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilgame/competitionlove conquers all

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Boxlist takeA grounded, intimate crime drama: emotional and heavy. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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Quality rating

8.4 /10

TMDB · 165 votes

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What lines up

  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

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  • Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

A boy experiences first love, friendships and injustices growing up in 1960s Taiwan.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcoming of agecomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilgame/competitionlove conquers all

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Chang ChenLisa YangChang Kuo-ChuElaine JinChuan Wang

Details

Genre
Crime
Year
1991
Runtime
237 min
Status
Released
Studio
Jane Balfour Films
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