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A Leg
Film poster
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Hanyu PinyinTuǐ
Directed byChang Yao-sheng
Written byChang Yao-sheng
Chung Mong-hong
Produced byChung Mong-hong
StarringGwei Lun-mei
Tony Yang
CinematographyChung Mong-hong
Edited byLai Hsiu-hsiung
Production
companies
Mirror Fiction
Mandarin Vision
Cream Production
Distributed by
  • Golden Village Pictures
  • Clover Films
  • Applause Entertainment Limited
Release dates
Running time
115 minutes[1]
CountryTaiwan
LanguageMandarin
Box officeNT$7,806,810[2]

A Leg (Chinese: ) 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]

Plot

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A wife who battles to keep her husband’s body intact after he dies of a leg amputation.

Cast

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  • Gwei Lun-mei as Qian Yuying
  • Tony Yang as Zheng Zihan
  • Michael Chang as Yuehan
  • Chin Shih-chieh as Yuan Zhang
  • Lee Lee-zen as Doctor Gao
  • Lin Chih-ju as Wang Qian
  • Chen Yi-wen as a senior police officer
  • Chang Li-tung as a young policeman
  • Wang Tzu-chiang as a security guard
  • Yang Li-yin as Yang [Director of Pathology Department]
  • Liu Liang-tso as Director of General Affairs Copan
  • Shih Ming-shuai as Mr. Chen [Casino]
  • Jag Huang as a truck driver
  • Nadow Lin [zh] as ambulance driver
  • Liu Kuan-ting as William
  • Charles Tu

Awards and nominations

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Award Category Recipients Result Notes
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]

References

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