| Movie Name | A City of Sadness |
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| Released | 2 February, 1990 (Netherlands) |
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| Genre | Drama |
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| Runtime | 157 min. |
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| Director(s) | Hou Hsiao-hsien |
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| Producer(s) | Fu-Sheng Chiu |
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| Writer(s) | T'ien-wen Chu, Nien-Jen Wu |
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| Distribution | Artificial Eye (UK VHS) |
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| Country | Hong Kong, Taiwan |
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| Language | Taiwanese, Mandarin, Japanese, Cantonese, Shanghainese |
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 A City of Sadness (Chinese: 悲情城市; pinyin: bÄ“iqÃng chéngshì) is a 1989 Taiwanese historical drama film by Hou Hsiao-hsien. It tells the story of a family embroiled in the tragic "White Terror" that was wrought on the Taiwanese people by the Kuomintang government (KMT) after their arrival from mainland China in the late 1940s, during which thousands of Taiwanese were rounded up, shot, and/or sent to prison. The film was the first deal openly with the KMT's autho ..
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Cast:
Sung Young Chen
Wou Yi Fang - Hinoiei
Nakamura Ikuyo - Shizuko
Jack Kao - Wen Leung More... | Crew:
Cinematography by
Huai-en -
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director More... | Awards:
Kinema Junpo Award (Kinema Junpo Awards)
For:
Best Foreign Language Film - Hsiao-hsien Hou
Year: 1991
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Certification: Sweden:15 / UK:15 / Singapore:PG
Sound Mix: Mono
Color: Color
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