The Best of Times

The Best of Times

109 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | Sept. 20, 2002

Although their characters and temperaments couldn't be less alike, 19-year olds Wei and Jie are best friends. They're also neighbours, living with widower fathers and problem siblings in the suburbs of Taipei. When Wei is promoted from the rank of nightclub parking valet to the rank of debt-collector in Brother Gu's gang, he persuades his boss to hire Jie to work alongside him. Things begin to go wrong when they are given a handgun to reward their success in the new job. Always excitable and volatile, Jie becomes reckless and dangerous when he has the gun in his hand. When they try to collect a debt from the boss of a rival gang, a fight erupts and Jie shoots the gang-boss. The boys find themselves on the run. But fate and their youthful dreams still have tricks to play.

The Best of Times

109 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | Sept. 20, 2002

The Best of Times
Although their characters and temperaments couldn't be less alike, 19-year olds Wei and Jie are best friends. They're also neighbours, living with widower fathers and problem siblings in the suburbs of Taipei. When Wei is promoted from the rank of nightclub parking valet to the rank of debt-collector in Brother Gu's gang, he persuades his boss to hire Jie to work alongside him. Things begin to go wrong when they are given a handgun to reward their success in the new job. Always excitable and volatile, Jie becomes reckless and dangerous when he has the gun in his hand. When they try to collect a debt from the boss of a rival gang, a fight erupts and Jie shoots the gang-boss. The boys find themselves on the run. But fate and their youthful dreams still have tricks to play.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers NHK Enterprises, Chang Tso-chi Film Studio
Original title 美麗時光
Directors Chang Tso-chi
Writers Chang Tso-chi

Cast

Fan Wing

as Wei

Wan-mei Yu

as Granny

Mao-ying Tien

as Wei's Father

Yu-chih Wu

as Min

Hen-Bao Lin

as Jie's Father

Yi-che Tseng

as Brother Tse

Ming-shiou Tsai

as Uncle