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The Time to Live and the Time to Die(Movie, 1985)

Original title: "童年往事" (Chinese (Mandarin)/ZH)
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| 2h 18min | Genre: Drama
The Time to Live and the Time to DieRating: 3.7/5 (with 3838 votes)
The Time to Live and the Time to Die, also known as A Time to Live, A Time to Die is a 1985 Taiwanese film directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien. This film is inspired by Hou's own experience of growing up in Fengshan, Kaohsiung city. It is the second part of Hou's coming-of-age trilogy, preceded by A Summer at Grandpa's (1984) and followed by Dust in the Wind (1986). ()
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About The Time to Live and the Time to Die

The semi-autobiographical film on director Hou Hsiao-Hsien's childhood and adolescence, when he was growing up in Taiwan.

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The Time to Live and the Time to Die | Official Trailer [HD] | Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien(Trailer, 1:38)

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Additional Information

Production country: Taiwan
Plays in: Taiwan
Original language: Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Spoken languages: Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Translated into 8 languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 09/23/1986 (World premiere: 08/03/1985)
Director: Hou Hsiao-Hsien
Film Editor: Liao Ching-sung
Director of Photography: Mark Lee Ping Bin
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Un temps pour vivre, un temps pour mourir"
"동년왕사"
"Tong nien wang shi"
"Tóngnián Wangshì"
"A Time to Live and a Time to Die"
"The Time to Live, the Time to Die"

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