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The Time to Live and the Time to Die

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Inspired by filmmaker Hsiao-hsien Hou's own childhood, this drama centers on Ah-Ha-Gu (You Anshun), a boy who comes of age during a tumultuous time in his family's history. When the Gu family made the move from China's mainland to Taiwan, the elder family members struggled to adapt in their new environment while the adolescent Ah-Ha thrived. Indeed, as Ah-Ha grows to maturity, the generation gap grows fearsomely wide, threatening to alienate the young man from his family and their traditions.

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s r 1001 movies to see before you die. An interesting narrative of a struggling Taiwanese family. It highlights the importance of traditional family in Taiwan, all while set in the time period showing some history of the country. It showed me some of the culture that I hadn't seen and it reminded me of my visit to the country. However, it also showed me the poverty side of their country that usually isn't seen. It was on Amazon. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Inspired by filmmaker Hsiao-hsien Hou's own childhood, this drama centers on Ah-Ha-Gu (You Anshun), a boy who comes of age during a tumultuous time in his family's history. When the Gu family made the move from China's mainland to Taiwan, the elder family members struggled to adapt in their new environment while the adolescent Ah-Ha thrived. Indeed, as Ah-Ha grows to maturity, the generation gap grows fearsomely wide, threatening to alienate the young man from his family and their traditions.
Director
Hsiao-hsien Hou
Screenwriter
T'ien-wen Chu, Hsiao-hsien Hou
Distributor
International Film Circuit [us]
Production Co
Central Motion Pictures Corporation
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 11, 1991, Original
Runtime
2h 20m