Touch of the Light
{{Short description|2012 Taiwanese drama film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Touch of the Light
| image = Touchofthelight.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = Chang Jung-chi
| producer = Jacky Pang
Cheung Hong-tat
| writer = Nyssa Li
| starring = Sandrine Pinna
Huang Yu-siang
| music = Wen Tzu-chieh
Huang Yu-siang
| cinematography = Dylan Doyle
| editing = Nyssa Li
| distributor = Warner Bros. Pictures
| released = {{Film date|2012|6|30|Taipei Film Festival|2012|9|21|Taiwan|df=yes}}
| runtime = 110 minutes
| country = Taiwan
| language = Mandarin
}}
Touch of the Light ({{zh|t=逆光飛翔|p=Nìguāng fēixiáng}}) is a 2012 Taiwanese drama film directed by Chang Jung-chi.{{cite news |url=http://www.fipresci.org/festivals/archive/2012/busan/MEravankara.htm |title=FIPRESCI Festival Report |accessdate=5 November 2012 |work=FIPRESCI |archive-date=14 April 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130414232343/http://www.fipresci.org/festivals/archive/2012/busan/MEravankara.htm |url-status=live }} The film was selected as the Taiwanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.{{cite news |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118059940/ |title='Touch of the Light' to rep Taiwan at Oscars |date=27 September 2012 |access-date=28 September 2012 |work=Variety |publisher=Reed Business Information |last=Coonan |first=Clifford |archive-date=22 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122184709/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118059940/ |url-status=live }}
Plot
The story revolves around a blind music student who excels at piano but faces hardships due to his disability, and an aspiring dancer who works at a bubble tea store. Their friendship becomes mutually uplifting as they pursue their dreams.
Cast
- Sandrine Pinna as Hsiao-chieh
- Huang Yu-siang as Huang Yu-siang
- Lee Lieh as Yu-siang's mother
- Ko Shu-chin as Hsiao-chieh's mother
- Ayugo Huang as Yu-siang's father
- Na Dou as Hsiao-chieh's boss
- Harry Chang as Hsiao-chieh's boyfriend
- Sheu Fang-yi as Teacher Hsu
- Ivy Yin as Teacher Wang
- Hsueh Shih-ling as A-hsien
Soundtrack
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| artist = Various artists
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{{Track listing
| extra_column = Performers
| title1 = Intro
| extra1 = Huang Yu-siang, Wen Tzu-chieh
| length1 = 02:54
| title2 = 啟程
| extra2 = Huang Yu-siang, Wen Tzu-chieh
| length2 = 01:28
| title3 = 放不下的牽掛
| extra3 = Huang Yu-siang, Wen Tzu-chieh
| length3 = 01:40
| title4 = 擦肩而過
| extra4 = Huang Yu-siang, Wen Tzu-chieh
| length4 = 00:27
| title5 = 我在你後面
| extra5 = Huang Yu-siang, Wen Tzu-chieh
| length5 = 02:37
| title6 = 風景
| extra6 = Huang Yu-siang, Wen Tzu-chieh
| length6 = 01:31
| title7 = 帶著夢想的女孩
| extra7 = Huang Yu-siang, Wen Tzu-chieh
| length7 = 00:33
| title8 = 淚如雨下
| extra8 = Huang Yu-siang, Wen Tzu-chieh
| length8 = 01:15
| title9 = Super Music
| extra9 = Huang Yu-siang, Wen Tzu-chieh
| length9 = 02:20
| title10 = 我想跳舞
| extra10 = Huang Yu-siang, Wen Tzu-chieh
| length10 = 03:12
| title11 = 調色盤
| extra11 = Lala Hsu
| length11 = 03:58
| title12 = 家
| extra12 = Huang Yu-siang, Wen Tzu-chieh
| length12 = 01:27
| title13 = 跳舞的女孩
| extra13 = Huang Yu-siang, Wen Tzu-chieh
| length13 = 01:56
| title14 = 面貌
| extra14 = Huang Yu-siang, Wen Tzu-chieh
| length14 = 01:52
| title15 = 給裕翔
| extra15 = Huang Yu-siang, Wen Tzu-chieh
| length15 = 00:23
| title16 = 很靠近海
| extra16 = Tanya Chua
| length16 = 04:19
| title17 = 那妳應該試試看啊
| extra17 = Huang Yu-siang, Wen Tzu-chieh
| length17 = 01:20
| title18 = 絕地大反攻
| extra18 = Huang Yu-siang, Wen Tzu-chieh
| length18 = 02:02
| title19 = 逆光飛翔
| extra19 = Huang Yu-siang, Wen Tzu-chieh
| length19 = 03:44
| title20 = X
| extra20 = SM Band
| length20 = 03:28
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Awards and nominations
See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|2368920|Touch of the Light}}
{{Taiwanese submissions for the Academy Award}}
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Category:2010s Mandarin-language films
Category:Films about blind people
Category:Drama films based on actual events