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A Touch of Green (2015)

A Touch of Green poster
Original title
一把青
Directed by
Jui Yuan Tsao
Cast
Cheryl Yang, Weber Yang, Tian Xin, Lan Jun Tian, Wu Kang Ren, Lien Yu Han, Hans Chung, Jenny Wen
Genre
drama, family
Country
Taiwan
Length
1 season, 31 episodes
Rating
8.4 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This series follows a group of Chinese Air Force pilots and their wives through the Chinese Civil War and the White Terror period in Taiwan. It focuses on their relationships, losses, and survival across decades.

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What happens

A Touch of Green (Chinese: 一把青) is a 2015 Taiwanese period drama television series produced by Public Television Service, based on the 1971 short story of the same name by Pai Hsien-yung (which was included in his bilingual collection Taipei People). The story follows a group of Republic of China Air Force pilots and their wives during the Chinese Communist Revolution (1945–49) in mainland China and the White Terror period (1949–87) in Taiwan. A Touch of Green won 6 awards at the 2016 Golden Bell Awards, including Best TV Series, Best Directing (Tsao Jui-yuan), and Best Actor (Wu Kang-jen). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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