The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful

The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful
The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful
	Theatrical release poster
Chinese	血觀音
Literal meaning	Guanyin in blood
Hanyu Pinyin	Xuè Guānyīn
Directed by	Yang Ya-che
Produced by	Liu Weijian
Starring	Kara Wai; Wu Ke-xi; Vicky Chen
Cinematography	Chen Ko-chin
Edited by	Chen Chun-hong
Music by	Blaire Ko
Production; companies	Atom Films; CMC Entertainment; CS Productions; Kaohsiung Film Fund
Distributed by	A Really Happy Film; Vie Vision Pictures
Release dates	October 15, 2017 (BIFF); November 24, 2017 (Taiwan);
Running time	112 minutes
Country	Taiwan
Languages	Mandarin; Hokkien; Cantonese; Japanese
Box office	NT$77.9 million

The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful (Chinese: 血觀音; pinyin: Xuè guānyīn; 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]

Plot

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.

Cast

Kara Wai as Madame Tang
Wu Ke-xi as Tang Ning
Vicky Chen as Tang Chen^[4]
Sally Chen as Director
Ko Chia-yen as Tang Chen (adult)
Moon Wang as Wife of county magistrate
Wen Chen-ling as Lin Pien-pien
Carolyn Chen as Assistant of city councilor
Mariko Okubo as Legislator Lin's wife
Jun Fu as Police officer Liao
Ting Chiang as Secretary-general
Yin Chao-te as Legislator Lin
Showlen Maya as Singer
Ying Wei-min as Gu Xianzong
Shih Ming-shuai [zh] as Duan Yi
Kenny Yan as Jiayuan
Lee Chuan as Tang Chen's assistant
Lin Chih-ju
Wu Shu-wei
Yang Hsiu-ching^[5]

Awards and nominations

Award	Category	Recipients	Result	Ref.
54th Golden Horse Awards	Best Feature Film	The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful	Won	^[6]
	Best Director	Yang Ya-che	Nominated
	Best Leading Actress	Kara Wai	Won
	Best Supporting Actress	Vicky Chen	Won
	Best Original Screenplay	Yang Ya-che	Nominated
	Best Art Direction	Penny Tsai	Nominated
	Best Makeup & Costume Design	Wang Chia-hui	Nominated
	Audience Choice Award	The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful	Won	^[7]
37th Hong Kong Film Awards	Best Film from Mainland and Taiwan	The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful	Nominated	^[8]
20th Taipei Film Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Vicky Chen	Won

References

^ "TFI-國家電影中心 Taiwan Film Institute - 電影票房資訊-每週票房公告". www.tfi.org.tw. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
^ "【金馬特寫】8女角發功心機互婊技　《血觀音》揪出最毒婦人心 - 蘋果日報". appledaily.com.
^ "'The Bold, The Corrupt And The Beautiful': Busan Review". screendaily.com.
^ "Actress, 14, wins at 'Chinese Oscars'". BBC News. November 25, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
^ "人物專訪》《血觀音》糜爛入骨的偽善文化 - 文化週報 - 自由時報電子報". Liberty Times.
^ "台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival". www.goldenhorse.org.tw.
^ "惠英紅主演電影先拔頭籌奪「金馬獎」". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)).
^ "Hong Kong Film Awards nominations 2018: Ann Hui's Our Time Will Come leads race with 11 nods". South China Morning Post. February 6, 2018.

External links

The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful at IMDb

[1] "TFI-國家電影中心 Taiwan Film Institute - 電影票房資訊-每週票房公告". www.tfi.org.tw. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.

[2] "【金馬特寫】8女角發功心機互婊技　《血觀音》揪出最毒婦人心 - 蘋果日報". appledaily.com.

[3] "'The Bold, The Corrupt And The Beautiful': Busan Review". screendaily.com.

[4] "Actress, 14, wins at 'Chinese Oscars'". BBC News. November 25, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.

[5] "人物專訪》《血觀音》糜爛入骨的偽善文化 - 文化週報 - 自由時報電子報". Liberty Times.

[6] "台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival". www.goldenhorse.org.tw.

[7] "惠英紅主演電影先拔頭籌奪「金馬獎」". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)).

[8] "Hong Kong Film Awards nominations 2018: Ann Hui's Our Time Will Come leads race with 11 nods". South China Morning Post. February 6, 2018.

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