A Sun is a 2019 Taiwanese drama film directed and co-written by Chung Mong-hong. The film stars Chen Yi-wen, Samantha Ko, Wu Chien-ho, Greg Hsu, and Liu Kuan-ting. Its story centres on Chen Jian Ho (Wu), a troubled teenager who has been arrested, and Hao (Hsu), Ho's accomplished brother who commits suicide due to familial pressure. It explores Ho's re-entry into society and his father's efforts to acknowledge his son, something he had never done. Juvenile delinquency and suicide are the film's main themes, with visual motifs including light and dark. The film, which incorporates many conventions of Asian cinema, also explores socioeconomic inequality in Taiwan.
A Sun (2019)
Directed by Mong-Hong Chung
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56th Golden Horse Awards, 93rd Academy Awards, Best Director, Best Feature Film, Chen Yi, Chung Mong, Chung Mong-hong, Liu Kuan, Samantha Ko, Ting, Tokyo International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Wu Chien
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A Sun
AU, CA, DE, IT, JP, ES, SE, GB, US
Dương Quang Phổ Chiếu
VN
El sol que abrasa
AR
Sunce
RS
Słońce
PL
Un Soleil
DZ, BE, CA, FR, TN
Yangguang puzhao
MX
Ηλιαχτίδα
GR
Солнце
RU
阳光普照
CN
陽光普照
TW
아호, 나의 아들
KR