The Dull-Ice Flower
8.2
Ku Ah-ming is a 4th grader at Chungshan Elementary School in Shuiyu Township, Taiwan. Despite being not very good in most subjects at school, he is very talented in art and has a great imagination, though most teachers don't know what he's expressing in his artwork.
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Yang Li-kuo Director · Wu Nien-jen Writer Chao-Cheng Chung Author
First release August 26, 1989 · Produced in Taiwan · Original title 魯冰花
Production
Cos Group
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Taiwan
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Original title
魯冰花
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Taiwan · August 26, 1989
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No release date listed for United States.
France
May 17, 2026 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival (2K Restoration)
Taiwan
July 8, 2026 · Theatrical · 2K Restoration
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