# The Time to Live and the Time to Die

The Time to Live and the Time to Die at The Garden Cinema, Saturday 21 November 2026, 14:00.

- Price: £15
- Venue: The Garden Cinema, Parker Street 39-41, WC2B 5PQ London
- Get tickets: https://www.thegardencinema.co.uk/gifts/
- Go to page: https://www.thegardencinema.co.uk/film/the-time-to-live-and-the-time-to-die/

![The Time to Live and the Time to Die](https://noky.io/images/47a12f505fb61238e04b68bebe5e6143caab70fbd8db71d712fa255ca82e89cc-600.webp)

The Time to Live and the Time to Die is a drama about a boy named Ah-Ha-Gu who comes of age during a tumultuous time in his family's history. Filmmaker Hou Hsiao-hsien drew the story from his own childhood. When the Gu family moved from China's mainland to Taiwan, the elder members struggled to adapt while the adolescent Ah-Ha thrived. As he grows to maturity, the generation gap grows fearsomely wide, threatening to alienate the young man from his family and their traditions.

## Dates

- Saturday 21 November 14:00 — The Garden Cinema

Written by a model, sources: [thegardencinema.co.uk](https://www.thegardencinema.co.uk/film/the-time-to-live-and-the-time-to-die/), [looge.co.uk](https://www.looge.co.uk/event/the-time-to-live-and-the-time-to-die-f8745a24#from=%2Flondon%2Fwhats-on)

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