The Realm between Life and Death (1988)
- Original title
- 阴阳界
- Directed by
- Wu Ziniu
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
Set in rural southern China around 1935, villagers unite against local authorities after a communist underground member is killed. The story focuses on the community setting aside old grudges to resist together.
tensegrittyseriousslow-burnsombercommunalhistoricalgrounded
What happens
陰陽界，1988年中國出品之劇情片，為電影《歡樂英雄》的續集。由福建電影製片廠製片，吳子牛導演，背景是閩南地區，故事發生在1935年鬼節前後。 本片雖名為「陰陽界」，但並非恐怖片。劇情描述村民在一名中共地下黨員被殺後，化解恩怨，反抗國民黨地方政府及鄉團。編劇司馬小加為導演吳子牛之妻，所改編的原作正是其父司馬文森1964年出版所著小說《風雨桐江》。電影於1988年7月開拍，和原著相比，捨棄不少描寫城市的橋段，而更聚焦於鄉村。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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