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Ah Fei (1984)

Ah Fei poster
Original title
油麻菜籽
Directed by
Wan Jen
Genre
drama film
Country
Taiwan
Runtime
1h 55m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film is about a Taiwanese family over time, focusing on the mother and daughter as they navigate traditional roles and personal struggles. It follows their experiences with marriage and social expectations in changing Taiwan.

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What happens

《油麻菜籽》(英語:Ah Fei),是1984年上映的台灣電影,內容依據作家廖輝英所撰寫的小说《油麻菜籽》為基礎進行改編;同時擁有台語及國語兩套版本,並為符合當時金馬獎獎勵優良國語影片實施要點的報名規定,以華語版本參加競賽,榮獲多項提名,2023年數位修復時由國家電影及視聽文化中心還原久未重映的台語版本。此片陸續獲得金馬獎最佳女配角、金馬獎最佳改編劇本、香港電影金像獎年度十大華語片。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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