''The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful'' (; Bloody Mary) is a 2017 Taiwanese

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written and directed by

Yang Ya-che Yang Ya-che (; born 17 July 1971) is a Taiwanese film and television director. He was nominated for Golden Horse Award for Best Director Golden means made of, or relating to gold. Golden may also refer to: Places United Kingdom *Golden, in t ...

, set in Taiwan in the 1980s. The film stars

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Wu Ke-xi Wu Ke-Xi (born 6 February 1983) is a Taiwanese actress. She has had starring roles in most of Midi Z's films. In 2016, Wu was nominated for the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress for her role in '' The Road to Mandalay''. Life and c ...

and

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. It premiered on October 15, 2017, at the

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Plot

Madame Tang, the wife of a general, is an antique dealer who lives in a mansion with her two daughters. Dealing with high ranking government officials and the rich, their lives are disrupted when the family of their close friend is murdered. Soon, the murder escalates into a game of survival between those who are involved, in which the person with the last laugh is the winner.

Cast

as Madame Tang *

as Tang Ning *

as Tang Chen * Sally Chen as Director *

Ko Chia-yen Ko Chia-yen (; born 10 January 1985), also known as Alice Ko, is a Taiwanese actress. Career Ko's debut acting role was in the 2006 film ''Do Over'', by award-winning director Cheng Yu-chieh. Subsequently, she had starring roles in the film ...

as Tang Chen (adult) * Moon Wang as Wife of county magistrate *

Wen Chen-ling Wen Chen-ling (born October 23, 1992) is a Taiwanese actress and television host. Life and career Wen's mother is Chinese Filipino. Her father is of Japanese and Han Chinese descent. Wen made her acting debut in television series ''The Kite ...

as Lin Pien-pien * Carolyn Chen as Assistant of city councilor *

Mariko Okubo is a Japanese model and actress based in Taiwan. Early life Okubo was born in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, on September 7, 1984. Career Okubo debuted as a gravure idol in 2003. She later started a career in acting, moving to Taiwan in 2011. In ...

as Legislator Lin's wife * Jun Fu as Police officer Liao * Ting Chiang as Secretary-general * Yin Chao-te as Legislator Lin *

Showlen Maya Shen Show-len (born October 18, 1978), better known by her stage name Showlen Maya (or Xiulan Maya), is a Taiwanese singer of Han Chinese (father) and Bunun (mother) descent. While she also sings in Mandarin, Showlen Maya is primarily a Hokki ...

as Singer *

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as Gu Xianzong * as Duan Yi * Kenny Yan as Jiayuan * Lee Chuan as Tang Chen's assistant * Lin Chih-ju * Wu Shu-wei * Yang Hsiu-ching

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful Taiwanese crime drama films 2017 crime drama films 2017 psychological thriller films 2010s Mandarin-language films