The Coldest Winter in Peking (1981)
- 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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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Cheerful Wind (1981)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.