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A City of Sadness (1989)
157 min | Drama, History

A City of Sadness (1989)

157 min | Drama, History

The story of a family embroiled in the "White Terror" that was wrought on the Taiwanese people by the Kuomintang government after their arrival from mainland China in the late 1940s.

Director

Hsiao-Hsien Hou

Writers

T'ien-wen Chu | Wu Nien-Jen | Chu Tien-Wen | Nien-Jen Wu

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Release date

Oct 6, 1989 (United States)

Awards

8 wins & 6 nominations

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25 cast members

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Tony Leung Chiu-wai Wen-ching (as Tony Chiu Wai Leung) Wen-ching (as Tony Chiu Wai Leung) See fewer	In the Mood for Love (2000)
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