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Touch of the Light (2012)

Touch of the Light poster
Original title
逆光飛翔
Directed by
Chang Jung-Chi
Genre
drama film
Country
Taiwan
Runtime
1h 50m
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 35 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A blind piano prodigy pursues his dream of becoming a musician while navigating the challenges of his condition. He forms a friendship with a dancer who also faces her own obstacles, and together they find strength in each other.

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What happens

Touch of the Light (Chinese: 逆光飛翔; pinyin: Nìguāng fēixiáng) is a 2012 Taiwanese drama film directed by Chang Jung-chi. The film was selected as the Taiwanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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