A City of Sadness (1989)

1989 · 158 min · Drama, History

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.

Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien. Starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Hsin Shu-Fen, Chan Chung-Yung, Jack Kao and Tai Bo.

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