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Darkness and Light

Released May 16, 1999 1h 45m Drama List
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Taiwanese college student Kang-yi (Lee Kang-i) is back home for break, helping out at her blind father's massage parlor and assisting her mentally disabled brother in the family apartment. Soon, Kang-yi develops a crush on a neighborhood boy who is an aspiring criminal and the son of a local mobster. A jealous ex-boyfriend with ties to a rival gang takes exception, though, and the situation escalates beyond the calm mundanity of everyday life and into tragedy.

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Audience Member [SF] [Jan Svankmajer] Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member "Tma/ Svetlo/ Tma" is an unpleasantly weird film - and a pointless one as well: I know what a human body consists of, thank you very much. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Another Svankmajer short film and another impressive one. This was the creation of a human that started with one arm. It was clear where the film was going but still kept you intrigued on what body part is coming next. How will the other bod parts deal with it. And how can Svankmajer make something that's kinda disgusting look so beautiful. I enjoyed it and like most of his shorts it's free on YouTube so there's no reason to ignore it. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Taiwanese college student Kang-yi (Lee Kang-i) is back home for break, helping out at her blind father's massage parlor and assisting her mentally disabled brother in the family apartment. Soon, Kang-yi develops a crush on a neighborhood boy who is an aspiring criminal and the son of a local mobster. A jealous ex-boyfriend with ties to a rival gang takes exception, though, and the situation escalates beyond the calm mundanity of everyday life and into tragedy.
Director
Tso-chi Chang
Producer
Hsi-Sheng Chen, Shih-yuan Lu
Screenwriter
Tso-chi Chang
Production Co
Chang Tso-chi Film Studio
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Theaters)
May 16, 1999, Original
Runtime
1h 45m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR