A City of Sadness (1989)

21 Oct 1989 • Comedy, Drama, History • 2h 37m

The story of a family embroiled in the "White Terror" that was wrought on the Taiwanese people by the Kuomintang government after their arrival from mainland China in the late 1940s.

Hsiao-Hsien Hou
Director

T'ien-wen Chu, Wu Nien-Jen, Chu Tien-Wen
Writer

Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Shu-Fen Hsin, Sung-Young Chen
Starring

Language: Mandarin, Min Nan, Japanese, Cantonese, Shanghainese
Awards: 8 wins & 6 nominations
Country: Taiwan
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7.8

IMDb (6274 votes)

100%

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