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A City of Sadness (1989) · Cineora

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A HOU HSIAO-HSIEN FILM

A City of Sadness

19892h 38mNRMovie

DramaHistory

IMDb7.7/ 10 · 7.2K votes

THE STORY

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.

Melancholic
Gritty
Bittersweet
Family
True story
Period piece

Pace: Slow burn
Intensity: Moderate
Complexity: Demanding

Good for watching alone and talking about after.

DirectorHou Hsiao-hsien

FormatFeature film

TMDB7.5 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Tony Leung Chiu-waiWen-Ching

Hsin Shu-FenWu Kuan Mei / Hinome

Chan Chung-YungWen-Heung

Jack KaoWen Leung

Tai BoAh Jia

Li Tian-LuAh Lu

Grace Chen Shu-FangMeidai

Wu Nien-jenMr. Wu

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