Film

Sweet Degeneration

1997 · 1h 58m · Drama

IMDb

6.7

With a singular voice that distinguishes him from his New Taiwan Cinema contemporaries, Lin Cheng-sheng adds to his brief, but already remarkable, filmography with Sweet Degeneration, his third film in two years. As with A Drifting Life and Murmur of Youth, Lin’s new film delicately unfolds, gradually building to a climax of stunning emotional reverberations. Drawn from a particularly painful episode in the director’s past, Sweet Degeneration delves into the uneasy bonds a brother and sister have with each other and the people around them.

Lee Kang-sheng

Chun-sheng

Chen Shiang-Chyi

Ju-feng

Jing Tseng

Chih-long Lin

Ah-ching

Shih-huang Chen

Father

Leon Dai

Ah-hai

Li-jung Lu

Prostitute

Chao-yin Hsiao

Hsiao-lien

Tze-min Hsiao

Mei-li's friend

Lee Sun-fung

Motel chef

• Lin Cheng-shengDirector · Writer
• Hsu Li-KongProducer
• Cheng-hui TsaiDirector of Photography
• Chen Po-WenEditor

Release date

January 1, 1997

Status

Released

Original language

Chinese

Runtime

1h 58m

Genres

Drama