The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful (2017)
- Original title
- 血觀音
- Directed by
- Yang Ya-che
- Genre
- drama film, crime film, mystery film
- Country
- Taiwan
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Rated
- IIB
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 91 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A wealthy family in 1980s Taiwan gets tangled in political corruption and murder. The matriarch and her two daughters use their connections and cunning to protect their status.
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What happens
The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful (Chinese: 血觀音; pinyin: Xuè guānyīn; Bloody Guanyin) is a 2017 Taiwanese crime drama film written and directed by Yang Ya-che, set in Taiwan in the 1980s. The film stars Kara Wai, Wu Ke-xi and Vicky Chen. It premiered on October 15, 2017, at the 22nd Busan International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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