Never Too Late to Repent

錯誤的第一步
Tsai Yang-Ming
Part of

New York Asian Film Festival 2013

June 28 - July 11, 2013

Director Tsai Yang-Ming in person for Q&A!

This true crime thriller and surprise box office hit kicked off Taiwan’s “Black Movie” wave of exploitation outrageousness, which saw 117 hard-hitting flicks hit screens between 1979 and 1983.

DIRECTOR
Tsai Yang-Ming
YEAR
1979
COUNTRY
Taiwan
RUNTIME
99 minutes
ORIGINAL TITLE
錯誤的第一步
START DATE
July 6, 2013

Director Tsai Yang-Ming in person for Q&A!

When Tsai Yang-ming released this crime thriller in 1979 it became a surprise hit at the Taiwanese box office, which was at the time dominated by period martial arts flicks and sentimental romances. It launched Taiwan’s “Black Movies” trend, which saw 117 hard-hitting exploitation movies hit screens between 1979 and 1983, and this stark, true crime film is the proud parent to them all.

Never Too Late to Repent
Never Too Late to Repent

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