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2020 Taiwanese film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[3] It screened at several film festivals including Tokyo International Film Festival[4] and Hong Kong Asian Film Festival,[5] and it was officially released in Taiwan on December 24, 2020.[6] 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.[7]
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Traditional Chinese | 腿 |
Simplified Chinese | 腿 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Tuǐ |
Directed by | Chang Yao-sheng |
Written by | Chang Yao-sheng Chung Mong-hong |
Produced by | Chung Mong-hong |
Starring | Gwei Lun-mei Tony Yang |
Cinematography | Chung Mong-hong |
Edited by | Lai Hsiu-hsiung |
Production companies | Mirror Fiction Mandarin Vision Cream Production |
Distributed by |
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Running time | 115 minutes[1] |
Country | Taiwan |
Language | Mandarin |
Box office | NT$7,806,810[2] |
A wife who battles to keep her husband’s body intact after he dies of a leg amputation.
Award | Category | Recipients | Result | Notes |
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57th Golden Horse Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Chang Yao-sheng, Chung Mong-hong | Nominated | [8][7] |
Best Leading Actress | Gwei Lun-mei | Nominated | ||
Best Supporting Actor | Michael Chang | Nominated | ||
Best Makeup & Costume Design | Hsu Li-wen | Nominated | ||
2nd Taiwan Film Critics Society Awards | Best Screenplay | Chang Yao-sheng, Chung Mong-hong | Nominated | [9][10][11] |
23rd Taipei Film Awards | Best Music | Luming Lu | Won | [12] |
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