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The Coldest Winter in Peking (1981)

The Coldest Winter in Peking poster
Original title
皇天后土
Directed by
Pai Ching-Jui
Genre
drama film
Country
Taiwan
Runtime
2h 05m
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film takes place in Beijing during the Cultural Revolution. It follows characters dealing with the harsh political climate of that time.

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What happens

The Coldest Winter in Peking is a 1981 Taiwanese drama film directed by Pai Ching-jui, set in the Chinese capital Peking (Beijing) during the Cultural Revolution. The film is strongly anti-communist and was banned not only in mainland China but also in British Hong Kong. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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