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The Lost Generation

1983 · 87 min

A quiet, sobering look at hard lives on the margins, carried by sympathy for its struggling characters rather than melodrama.

Directed by: Liu Chia-chang
Genres: Drama
Starring: Stanley Fung Shui-Fan, Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam, Chen Chen

Overview: The plot follows a group of women who struggle in Hong Kong, most of them illegal immigrants from mainland China.

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Directed by: Liu Chia-chang
Genres: Drama
Starring: Stanley Fung Shui-Fan, Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam, Chen Chen

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: immigration
survival
isolation
class
identity
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Liu Chia-chang
Written by: Liu Chia-chang
Starring: Stanley Fung Shui-Fan, Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam, Chen Chen, Ronald Chin Han, Ivy Ling Po, Ko Chun-Hsiung, Chen Kuan-tai, Sibelle Hu Hui-Chung
Music: Liu Chia-chang
Cinematography: Arthur Wong Ngok-tai
Runtime: 87 min
Country: Taiwan
Languages: Cantonese

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