Prince of Tears(2009)
A shameful period in Taiwanese history provides the backdrop for this emotional drama from writer and director Yonfan (aka Yang Fan). In 1949, in the wake of the 228 Incident (in which anti-government protesters launched a rebellion that was violently put down by authorities), Taiwan came under martial law, and through much of the 1950s brutal reprisals against suspected communists were commonplace. During the years of the "White Terror," thousand of supposed dissidents were killed, imprisoned or simply disappeared at the hands of the military police.
Movie: Prince of Tears
Top 10 Billed Cast
Uncle Ding Keqiang
Sun Hansheng
Ouyang Qianjun
Jin Wanping
Ah-Chang
General Liu
Teacher Qiu
Female Interoggator
Narrator (voice)
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