A City of Sadness

Name: A City of Sadness
Released: 1989-10-21

1989· NR· 2h 38m· 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.

1989-10-21

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Key Crew

DirectorHou Hsiao-hsien

WriterChu Tien-Wen

ProducerYau Fook-Sang

Director of PhotographyChen Hwai-en

Full cast & crew (20 cast · 10 crew)

Details

Released1989-10-21

Runtime2h 38m · NR

StatusReleased

StudiosERA International · 3-H Films

LanguagesCantonese · Mandarin · Japanese

CountriesHong Kong · Taiwan

Rating7.5/10 · 152 votes

Original languagezh

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