BEFORE THE BRIGHT DAY
Nan Fang Shi Guang
The directorial debut of promising filmmaker Shih-Han Tsao, BEFORE THE BRIGHT DAY tells a coming-of-age story of Chou, a teenager who struggles in school and at home with his poor grades and strict father. Set in 1996 when Taiwan faces an imminent cross-strait war, the film also explores the island’s social changes and economic growth.