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Darkness and Light (1999)

1h 44m

Running Time

November 26, 1999
Release Date

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Darkness and Light (1999)

Name: Darkness and Light
Genre: Drama
Released: 1999-11-26

1h 44m

Running Time

November 26, 1999
Release Date

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Plot.

A 17-year-old university student returns home during her summer holidays to the port city of Keelung of on the outskirts of Taipei. She falls in love with a young man, but his association with a local gang sees him caught up in a turf war. A wistful portrayal of the fragile, brief-lived attraction between these two youths, and pleasant times spent with loving families.

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Cast & Crew.

Lee Kang-i

Kang-yi

Fan Wing

Ah Ping

Kao Meng-Chieh

Ah Ji

Ming-shiou Tsai

Kang-yi's Father

Yue-hsia Hsieh

Kang-yi's Mother

Chang Tso-chi

Director / Screenplay

Chen Po-Wen

Editor

Thio Hugo-Panduputra

Music

Chang Chan

Director of Photography

Hsi-Sheng Chen

Producer

Lu Shih-yuan

Producer

Media.

Details.

Release Date
November 26, 1999

Original Name
黑暗之光

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 44m

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2025-02-11

Wiki.

Darkness and Light (Chinese: 黑暗之光; pinyin: Hei An Zhi Guang) is a 1999 Taiwanese narrative film directed by Chang Tso-chi. It was screened as part of the Directors' Fortnight section of the 52nd Cannes Film Festival, and won the Grand Prix at the 12th Tokyo International Film Festival. Darkness and Light was also nominated for seven different categories at the 36th Taipei Golden Horse Film Awards and went on winning the Jury Award, the Best Original Screenplay Award, and the Best Film Editing Award. In 2010, it was ranked 43 of the Top 100 Chinese-language films by the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards Committee.