國影電影編號：M202304001

放映規格：DCP

級別：保護級

片長：97分鐘

發音：華語

字幕：中英

王童 WANG Toon｜台灣Taiwan｜1981｜DCP｜Colour｜97min

1981 金馬獎最佳影片、男主角、改編劇本 Best Feature Film, Best Leading Actor & Best Adapted Screenplay, Golden Horse Awards

青年下放農場多年，為了盡快與未婚先孕的女友完婚，避免肚子大了惹麻煩，得設法上調回城市。當他看著別人靠關係一一調成，自己身份卑微，永無翻身之日時，決定鋌而走險。他假冒中央高幹子弟，不只矇到貴賓席看戲，還陰錯陽差成了眾多權貴的巴結對象。在這個特權階級享盡方便的社會中，小人物扮假求生，又有何罪？

本片改編自中國禁演同名話劇，在反共框架之餘，對走後門文化有著辛辣諷刺，對弱勢庶民懷抱濃烈同情。王童原任美術設計，出品人江日昇將之拔擢為導演，為其初執導筒之作。

A sent-down youth who has been stuck on a farm for years is desperate for a transfer to the city so he can marry his pregnant girlfriend. When he sees others taking advantage of their connections and realizes his lowly status gives him no hope, he decides to take a risk and impersonate the son of a high-ranking government official. Not only does this bluff gain him VIP entry to a theater play, he also inadvertently becomes the object of flattery for many rich and powerful people. In a society where the privileged routinely exchange favors and conveniences, is it really so wrong for a commoner to impersonate someone in order to survive?

Wang Toon’s feature debut is an adaptation of the banned Chinese play of the same name. In addition to its anti-communism framework, the film satirizes the corrupt culture of leveraging connections for personal gain, while also expressing strong empathy for the disadvantaged common people.