This film, even at 20 years old, may be the strongest cinematic statement I've ever seen agai...
A City of Sadness
The story of a family embroiled in the "White Terror", mainland China's political repression that was wrought on the Taiwanese people by the Kuomintang government in the late 1940s.
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- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
A City of Sadness
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Oct 21, 1989
Runtime
2h 38m
Genres
Drama, History
User Score
73%
Original Title
悲情城市
Production Companies
ERA International, 3-H Films
Director
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Description
The story of a family embroiled in the "White Terror", mainland China's political repression that was wrought on the Taiwanese people by the Kuomintang government in the late 1940s.