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A City of Sadness
悲情城市
Spanning the turbulent years after Japan's departure from Taiwan, this drama follows one family torn apart by the political repression of the White Terror. Hou Hsiao-Hsien's stately, sorrowful landmark of Taiwanese cinema.
Why it’s here
A Taiwanese historical drama about the February 28 Incident and postwar identity.