Ah-Chung 1996
The story concerns a male youth named Ah Chung (or Diong-ah in the Taiwanese dialect) who graduates from high school and descends into a maelstrom of personal, familial, and communal conflicts. Ah Chung is going through the liminal stage of finding his place and aim in life. He is sent by his mother to a boot camp, training as one of the Eight Generals. This is a job in performing as a god in Taiwanese popular rituals and Ah Chung's mother believes it can bring spiritual and social goodwill to the much-troubled family: Financially strained mother who is a performer of "low-brow" entertainment, a kid brother who is somewhat retarded, a half-sister who is raped by his alcoholic father, and Ah Chung's listlessness which is easily sucked in by the local gang rivalry...
- Released: 1996-12-31
- Runtime: 97 minutes
- Genre: Drama
- Stars: Liu Shengzhong, Chiu Hsiu-min, Ming-shiou Tsai
- Director: Chang Tso-chi, Chang Tso-chi, Chang Chan, Chang Chan
