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The Time to Live and the Time to Die (1985) · Cineora

The Time to Live and the Time to Die poster

A HOU HSIAO-HSIEN FILM

The Time to Live and the Time to Die

19852h 16mPGMovie

Drama

IMDb7.5/ 10 · 4K votes

THE STORY

An autobiographical film based on Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien's memories of his youth growing up in Taiwan after emigrating from mainland China.

Melancholic
Nostalgic
Bittersweet
Family
Growing up
Period piece

Pace: Slow burn
Intensity: Mild
Complexity: Some focus

Good for watching alone, a rainy day and talking about after.

DirectorHou Hsiao-hsien

FormatFeature film

TMDB7.2 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Yu An-shunAh Ha / Ah Hsiao

Tien FengHou Fen Ming

Mei FangMing's Wife

Tang Ru-YunMing's Mother

Hsin Shu-FenWu Shumei

Hsiao AiHsiao's Sister

Ng Siu-Ying

Grace Chen Shu-Fang

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