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
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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. |