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Ah-Chung

7.0(3)19961h 37m1

The story concerns a male youth named Ah Chung (or Diong-ah in the Taiwanese dialect) who graduates from high school and descends into a maelstrom of personal, familial, and communal conflicts. Ah Chung is going through the liminal stage of finding his place and aim in life. He is sent by his mother to a boot camp, training as one of the Eight Generals. This is a job in performing as a god in Taiwanese popular rituals and Ah Chung's mother believes it can bring spiritual and social goodwill to the much-troubled family: Financially strained mother who is a performer of "low-brow" entertainment, a kid brother who is somewhat retarded, a half-sister who is raped by his alcoholic father, and Ah Chung's listlessness which is easily sucked in by the local gang rivalry...

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Released
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Language
Mandarin

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Taiwan

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  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereToronto International Film Festival6 Sept 1996
  • GreeceGR

    • PremiereThessaloniki International Film Festival8 Nov 1996
  • TaiwanTW

    • Theatrical31 Dec 1996

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Ah-Chung was released on 31 December 1996.

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