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Poster for the movie "Prince of Tears"

Prince of Tears

A shameful period in Taiwanese history provides the backdrop for this emotional drama from writer and director Yonfan (aka Yang Fan). In 1949, in the wake of the 228 Incident (in which anti-government protesters launched a rebellion that was violently put down by authorities), Taiwan came under martial law, and through much of the 1950s brutal reprisals against suspected communists were commonplace. During the years of the “White Terror,” thousand of supposed dissidents were killed, … Read more

Poster for the movie "The Bittersweet"

The Bittersweet

As a killer stalks the streets, a troubled young courier suspects that a doctor may be the long-lost sister he hasn’t seen since childhood.