Before the Bright Day (2025)
南方時光
Chou, a sensitive teen craving independence, struggles as the 1996 Taiwan Strait crisis hits his family's finances and worsens tensions at home. He secretly works at a billiard hall, forming a bond with gang leader Button, but faces setbacks like Button's enlistment and peer conflicts. Caught by his father, their relationship worsens. At school, his crush Min leaves due to war fears, and pressure from a teacher deepens his uncertainty.
- Date of release
- 2025-11-14
- TMDB
- 4.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Tsao Shih-han
Casting
- Chen Hsuan-li — Hsueh Po-Chou (Chou)
- Wu Kang-ren — Hsueh Yun-Ming (Father)
- May Suen — Hsu Mei-Chun (Mother)
- Huang Di-yang — Chen
- Cheng Yu-chieh — Mr. Cheng (Cheng)
- Cheng Chih-wei — Mr. Liu (Liu)
- Brian Wen — Ma Kuo-Hui (Ma)
- Su Wei-hua — Button
- Chang Shao-an — Bragging
- Huang Gong-yun — Shasha
- Chen Kuan-yuan — Big Head
- Phoebe Chu — Zhen
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