Prince of Tears (2009)

Original title

淚王子

Directed by

Yonfan

Genre

historical film

Country

Taiwan

Runtime

2h 02m

Rating

4.5 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A family in 1950s Taiwan gets caught up in the Kuomintang government's violent crackdown on political dissent. The film focuses on their personal struggles during the White Terror period.

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What happens

Prince of Tears (Chinese: 淚王子; pinyin: Lei Wangzi) is a 2009 Taiwanese historical drama film by Yonfan. It was nominated for the Golden Lion at the 66th Venice International Film Festival. It tells the story of a family embroiled in the tragic "White Terror" suppression of political dissidents that was wrought during the 1950s by the Kuomintang government (KMT) after their acquisition of Taiwan in the 1940s. The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the 82nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film in 2009. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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