Ah Chung (1996)
- Original title
- 忠仔
- Directed by
- Chang Tso-chi
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Hong Kong, Taiwan
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
The movie follows a young man in Taiwan as he navigates family relationships and takes part in a traditional temple troupe. It shows the daily struggles and quiet moments of his life.
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What happens
《忠仔》（英語：Ah Chung）是台灣導演張作驥的第二部電影作品，該片獲得新聞局電影輔導金新台幣400萬元的補助金。該故事主要劇情和傳統八家將、家庭關係有關聯。 該片發行時已面臨台灣電影衰退時期，曾有發行商表示「《忠仔》缺乏卡司，能有100萬元票房就已經很有面子了！」，結果《忠仔》兩個星期的票房則是160萬元；張作驥的父母到電影院看《忠仔》時發現一整天下來觀眾只有7個人，因此勸他改行。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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