A Brighter Summer Day
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.
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 3h 57m
- Released
- 1991
- Country
- Taiwan
Details
Release year: 1991
Storyline
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.
Top credits
Chang Chen — Xiao Si'r (Zhang Zhen)- Lisa Yang — Ming (Liu Zhiming)
Kuo-Chu Chang — Father
Elaine Jin — Mother
Did you know
• Chen Chang, who plays Xiao Si'r (or Little Four) and Kuo-Chu Chang, who plays his father, are real-life father and son. The actor's own name is also used for the full name of the character of Xiao Si'r (or Little Four).
• When Xiao Si'r's parents get really angry and quarrel with each other, they switch to speaking in Cantonese instead of their usual Mandarin.
• Raised in the U.S., actor Lisa Yang (left), who plays Ming, spoke her Mandarin dialogue with such a heavy accent that the director had her lines redubbed by another actress.
User reviews
Welcome to hell on earth.
A Brighter Summer Day
one of the greatest films of all time
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color
