Overview:
The story of a family embroiled in the "White Terror," the Kuomintang government's anti-communist political repression that was wrought on the Taiwanese people from 1947-1987.| Original Title: | 悲情城市 |
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| Status: | Released (1989-10-21) |
| Awards: | 8 wins & 6 nominations total |
| Screen: | T'ien-wen Chu, Nien-Jen Wu |
| Productions: | ERA International, 3-H Films |
| Production Countries: | Hong Kong, Taiwan |
| Spoken Languages: | 广州话 / 廣州話, 普通话, 日本語 |
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Recommendations
Casts
- 1337: Tony Leung Chiu-wai - Wen-Ching
- 1719810: Hsin Shu-Fen - Wu Kuan Mei / Hinome
- 974461: Chan Chung-Yung - Wen-Heung
- 1174366: Jack Kao - Wen Leung
- 83629: Tai Bo - Ah Jia
- 136886: Li Tian-Lu - Ah Lu
- 1609496: Grace Chen Shu-Fang - Meidai
Crews
- 64992: Hou Hsiao-hsien - Director - Directing
- 143036: Wu Nien-jen - Writer - Writing
- 69831: Chu Tien-Wen - Writer - Writing
- 64991: Yau Fook-Sang - Producer - Production
- 1081062: Chen Hwai-En - Director of Photography - Camera
- 1006872: Chang Tso-chi - Assistant Director - Directing
- 1316884: Tu Duu-Chih - Sound - Sound
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Reviews
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This film, even at 20 years old, may be the strongest cinematic statement I've ever seen against country "boundaries" and "imperialism". Between the beginning of the 20th century, Chinese people lived in Taiwan under Japanese rule for two generations. By WW II, they were living al ....
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