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
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
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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