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A Balasaur Score of 83 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%. Critics rate it 22 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 97% of the 1,406 1980s drama movies in this catalog. It runs long at 2h 38m.
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 22 points higher than audiences do.
160 audience votes
Key crew
- Hou Hsiao-hsienDirector
- Wu Nien-jenWriter
- Chu Tien-WenWriter
Cast
- Tony Leung Chiu-waiWen-Ching
- Hsin Shu-FenWu Kuan Mei / Hinome
- Chan Chung-YungWen-Heung
- Jack KaoWen Leung
- Tai BoAh Jia
- Li Tian-LuAh Lu
- Grace Chen Shu-FangMeidai
- Wu Nien-jenMr. Wu
- Tsai Chen-nanSinger
- King Shih-chiehMr. Huang
- Ko Su-yunSister-in-law
- Wou Yi FangWu Kuan Rong / Hinoiei
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