A Leg (2020)

Original title

腿

Directed by

Chang Yao-sheng

Genre

drama, comedy, romance

Country

Taiwan

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

IIB

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman tries to recover her deceased husband's amputated leg for a proper burial. Her journey involves navigating hospital bureaucracy and confronting her complicated marriage.

darkly comicromanticmelancholicoffbeatemotionalwhimsicalpoignantintimate

What happens

A Leg (Chinese: 腿) is a 2020 Taiwanese dark romantic comedy drama film co-written and directed by Chang Yao-sheng (in his feature directorial debut), produced and co-written by Chung Mong-hong and starring Gwei Lun-mei and Tony Yang. The film was the opening film at the 2020 Golden Horse Film Festival on November 5, 2020. It screened at several film festivals including Tokyo International Film Festival and Hong Kong Asian Film Festival, and it was officially released in Taiwan on December 24, 2020. It received 4 nominations at the 57th Golden Horse Awards, including Best Original Screenplay, Best Leading Actress for Gwei, Best Supporting Actor for Michael, Best Makeup & Costume Design. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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