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Cities of Last Things is a drama film, directed by Ho Wi Ding and released in 2018.A coproduction of companies from Taiwan, China, France and the United States, the film opens with the suicide of Zhang Dong Ling and then tells, in reverse chronological order, the story of three key incidents from his life leading up to the fateful decision. Each of the three segments draws from a different genre: the first segment is a science fiction story set in a dystopian vision of the year 2035, the second a film noir segment focusing on Zhang's earlier job as a police officer, and the third a melodrama about Zhang's childhood encounter with a local organized crime boss.Zhang is portrayed by Jack Kao in the first segment, Lee Hong-chi in the second, and Hsieh Chang-Ying in the third. The cast also includes Huang Lu and Louise Grinberg.
The film premiered in the Platform program at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival, and was named the winner of the Platform Prize.
Original Release
10/26/2018
US Release
07/11/2019
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jack Kao | Zhang Dong Ling (Mature) / Adult Zhang Dong Ling |
Hong-Chi Lee | Zhang Dong Ling (Young) |
Louise Grinberg | Ara |
Ning Ding | Big Sister Wang / Big Sister Wang |
Lu Huang | Yu Fang (Young) |
Linda Jui-Chi Liu | Yu Fang (Mature) |
Ching-ting Hsia | Ah Long |
Chang-Ying Hsieh | Teenage Zhang Dong Ling |
Igor Kovic | Ara's Father |
Yi Dai Kuo | Manager |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jack Kao | Zhang Dong Ling (Mature) / Adult Zhang Dong Ling |
Hong-Chi Lee | Zhang Dong Ling (Young) |
Louise Grinberg | Ara |
Ning Ding | Big Sister Wang / Big Sister Wang |
Lu Huang | Yu Fang (Young) |
Linda Jui-Chi Liu | Yu Fang (Mature) |
Ching-ting Hsia | Ah Long |
Chang-Ying Hsieh | Teenage Zhang Dong Ling |
Igor Kovic | Ara's Father |
Yi Dai Kuo | Manager |
Ming-Sen Lin | Zhang Jia Jun |
Chin-Hang Shih | |
Ming-Shuai Shih | Xiao He |
Eric Tu | |
Chun-hao Tuan | |
Ivy Yin | |
Joey Yu | Little Six |
Kuo-Chu Chang | |
Huang Lu | Young Yu Fang |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Melvin Ang | Executive Producer |
Michael Hogan | Executive Producer |
John Penotti | Executive Producer |
Wi Ding Ho | Producer |
Chih Hsin Hu | Producer |
Winnie Lau | Producer |
Alexis Perrin | Producer |
Ronan Wong | Producer |