Drama ·History · Hong Kong · 1989 · 2h 38m

A City of Sadness

悲情城市

A City of Sadness poster
Director
Hou Hsiao-hsien
Cast
Tony Leung Chiu-wai as Wen-Ching Hsin Shu-Fen as Wu Kuan Mei / Hinome Chan Chung-Yung as Wen-Heung Jack Kao as Wen Leung Tai Bo as Ah Jia Li Tian-Lu as Ah Lu
Crew
Chen Hwai-En — Director of Photography Wu Nien-jen — Writer Chu Tien-Wen — Writer Yau Fook-Sang — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Trailer A City of Sadness — Official Trailer
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Key Collaborators
Hou Hsiao-hsien Director Chen Hwai-En Director of Photography Wu Nien-jen Writer Chu Tien-Wen Writer Yau Fook-Sang Producer
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