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A Borrowed Life (1995) · Cineora

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A WU NIEN-JEN FILM

A Borrowed Life

19952h 47mMovie

Drama

IMDb7.4/ 10 · 374 votes

THE STORY

Sega's children, born into post-war Chinese rule, can't relate to their father's love for Japanese culture, having grown up under Japanese rule before WWII.

Bittersweet
Melancholic
Thought-provoking
Family
Cultural identity
Period piece

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Mild
Complexity: Some focus

Good for watching alone and talking about after.

DirectorWu Nien-jen

FormatFeature film

TMDB7.1 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Tsai Chen-nanSega

Jun FuWen-Jian

Ing-How TanER Doctor

Lee Yung-Feng

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