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A City of Sadness

7.5/10

Rating

158 min

Runtime

1989

Release Year

Hou Hsiao-hsien

Director

Cast

Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Hsin Shu-Fen, Chan Chung-Yung, Jack Kao, Tai Bo

Quick Synopsis

Set in Taiwan between 1947 and 1987, the film follows a family caught in the midst of the "White Terror," a period of political repression carried out by the Kuomintang government against those suspected of communist sympathies. The story explores how this prolonged crackdown affected the lives and relationships of the family members as they navigated the challenges and dangers of living under an oppressive regime.

Detailed Synopsis of A City of Sadness

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.

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