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A Brighter Summer Day

2011·3h 57m·Not Rated
DramaCrimeRomance
IMDb Rating
★ 8.2/10
15,106 votes
Metascore
91
Metacritic

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.

A Brighter Summer Day is a 2011 drama crime movie directed by Edward Yang, starring Lisa Yang, Kuo-Chu Chang, Elaine Jin. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.2/10 from 15,106 votes and runs 3h 57m.

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Director
Edward Yang
Stars
Lisa Yang
Kuo-Chu Chang
Elaine Jin
Chang Chen
Details
2011-11-25
237 min
Movie
Not Rated
★ Taiwan
★ Mandarin, English, Min Nan, Shanghainese
Keywords
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