Country / Region
Taiwan
Year   |   2017
Format   |   35mm
Color   |   Color
Length   |   167 min
Rating   |   6+
A Borrowed Life

An autobiographical father-and-son drama hronicling the tumultuous life and times of a provincial miningtown family in the 1950s, A Borrowed Life is one of New Taiwanese Cinema's masterpieces, and listed among Martin Scorsese's 10 favourite films of the Nineties.

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WU Nien-jen

Wu Nien-jen is one of the most prolific and highly egarded scriptwriters in Taiwan and a leading member of the New Taiwan Cinema. In 1994, his directorial debut, A Borrowed Life, won four Golden Horse nominations, including Best Feature Film.

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