| A Leg | |||||||||||||
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| Director: | Chang Yao-sheng | ||||||||||||
| Producer: | Chung Mong-hong | ||||||||||||
| Starring: | Gwei Lun-mei Tony Yang | ||||||||||||
| Narrators: | --> | ||||||||||||
| Cinematography: | Chung Mong-hong | ||||||||||||
| Editing: | Lai Hsiu-hsiung | ||||||||||||
| Production Companies: | Mirror Fiction Mandarin Vision Cream Production | ||||||||||||
| Runtime: | 115 minutes[1] | ||||||||||||
| Country: | Taiwan | ||||||||||||
| Language: | Mandarin | ||||||||||||
| Gross: | [2] | ||||||||||||
A Leg 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.
A wife who battles to keep her husband’s body intact after he dies of a leg amputation.
| Award | Category | Recipients | Result | Notes | |
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| Best Supporting Actor | Michael Chang | ||||
| Best Makeup & Costume Design | Hsu Li-wen | ||||
| 2nd Taiwan Film Critics Society Awards | Best Screenplay | [9] [10] [11] | |||
| Best Music | [12] |