| The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful | |||||||||||||
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| Director: | Yang Ya-che | ||||||||||||
| Producer: | Liu Weijian | ||||||||||||
| Starring: | Kara Wai Wu Ke-xi Vicky Chen | ||||||||||||
| Music: | Blaire Ko | ||||||||||||
| Cinematography: | Chen Ko-chin | ||||||||||||
| Editing: | Chen Chun-hong | ||||||||||||
| Studio: | Atom Films CMC Entertainment CS Productions Kaohsiung Film Fund | ||||||||||||
| Distributor: | A Really Happy Film Vie Vision Pictures | ||||||||||||
| Runtime: | 112 minutes | ||||||||||||
| Country: | Taiwan | ||||||||||||
| Language: | Mandarin Hokkien Cantonese Japanese | ||||||||||||
| Gross: | NT$77.9 million[1] | ||||||||||||
The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful (; Bloody Guanyin) is a 2017 Taiwanese crime drama film written and directed by Yang Ya-che, set in Taiwan in the 1980s. The film stars Kara Wai, Wu Ke-xi and Vicky Chen.[2] It premiered on October 15, 2017, at the 22nd Busan International Film Festival.[3]
Madame Tang, the wife of a general, is an antique dealer who lives in a mansion with her two daughters. Dealing with high ranking government officials and the rich, their lives are disrupted when the family of their close friend is murdered. Soon, the murder escalates into a game of survival between those who are involved, in which the person with the last laugh is the winner.
| Award | Category | Recipients | Result | Ref. | |
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| 54th Golden Horse Awards | Best Feature Film | The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful | [6] | ||
| Best Director | Yang Ya-che | ||||
| Best Leading Actress | Kara Wai | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress | Vicky Chen | ||||
| Best Original Screenplay | Yang Ya-che | ||||
| Best Art Direction | Penny Tsai | ||||
| Best Makeup & Costume Design | Wang Chia-hui | ||||
| Audience Choice Award | The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful | [7] | |||
| The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful | [8] | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress | Vicky Chen |