A City of Sadness
悲情城市
1989 · 2h 38m · Drama, History · Hong Kong, Taiwan · Rated 12 (KR)
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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Hou Hsiao-hsien7.0Smart score
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