18 (1993)

Original title

十八啦

Directed by

Ho Ping

Genre

drama

Country

Taiwan

Runtime

1h 44m

Rating

4.8 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows characters whose lives are tied to a gambling game where dice determine fate. It explores chance and destiny in a Taiwanese setting through an experimental style.

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What happens

18 is a 1993 Taiwanese experimental film directed by Ho Ping, written by Ho Ping and Kuo Cheng, based on Kuo Cheng's 1991 short story "God's Dice" (上帝的骰子). The title refers to a popular Taiwanese gambling game played with 4 dice in a rice bowl, with the highest combination (called "18") containing 2 sixes and 2 of any identical number not six (i.e. 1166, 2266, 3366, 4466, and 5566). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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