Hei an zhi guang (1999)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Tso-chi Chang

Writer:

Tso-chi Chang (writer)

Release Date:

December 2001 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Kang-Yi is a teenage girl who lives in an apartment building in the port city of Keelung. Most of her family...

Plot Keywords:

Blindness | Gangster | Handicap

Awards:

7 wins

Cast

Kang-i Lee
Ming-shiou Tsai
Bau-huei Shie
Huang-ji He
Ing Lu
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Wing Fan

Also Known As:

Darkness and Light (Europe: English title)
Hei an jhih guang (Taiwan) (alternative transliteration)

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

Taiwan

Language:

Taiwanese | Mandarin

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Taiwan:R-12 | Singapore:PG

Company:

Chang Tso-chi Film Studio

Great story and wonderful performances from non-actors

Most of the roles in this film were done by non-professional actors (many of them physically or mentally handicapped) and the roles were adjusted to fit the performer. Some of the scenes were even shot without telling the actors that the film was rolling. These factors combine to give a very natural feel the "slice of life" element to this film. Though it is set in an environment of "gangsters" to some degree, it is the simple family scenes that have the most appeal, especially between Kang-Yi and here mentally disabled brother. Actually, the disabled boy who plays the younger brother in many ways steals the show and is the emotional center of the film.