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TAIWAN · 1989
A City of Sadness
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.
Cinematic DNA
Of all the Fifth Generation directors, I think Hou Hsiao-hsien has had the greatest influence on me. I’m very fond of his work, and I’ve learned a lot from him. In the beginning, my work was most influenced by Hou Hsiao-hsien’s A City of Sadness and The Puppetmaster.
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Taiwan · Taiwan New Wave
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political repression · taiwanese history · family trauma · authoritarian governance · state violence
