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Prince of Tears (2009)
Lei wangzi (original title)

122 min  -  Drama   -  22 October 2009 (Hong Kong)
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Two sisters whose family moves to Taiwan after their father fights in the civil war against the communists in mainland China, find their lives turned upside-down after their parents are thrown into jail and accused of being spies.

Director:

Yonfan

Writer:

Yonfan (screenplay)
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Cast

Credited cast:
Hsiao-chuan Chang Hsiao-chuan Chang ...
Sun Hansheng
Xuan Zhu Xuan Zhu ...
Ping
Wing Fan Wing Fan ...
Uncle Ding Keqiang (as Fan Chih-wei)
Terri Kwan Terri Kwan ...
Madame Ouyang Qianjun
Po-hsuan Li Po-hsuan Li
Pei-han Tsai Pei-han Tsai
Kenneth Tsang ...
General Liu
Jack Kao Jack Kao ...
Ah-Chang
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chiao Chiao Chiao Chiao ...
Female Interoggator
Yo-Wei Lin Yo-Wei Lin ...
Teacher Qiu
Yonfan ...
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Storyline

It happened in 1950s Taiwan, during the period known as White Terror, when an anti-Communist campaign swept the island and in a hysteria reigned. On one autumn afternoon, two young sisters return from school to find their once-happy home ransacked by military police and their parents arrested and accused of being Communist spies. The film follows a quartet of characters-the dashing air force officer father, his beautiful devoted wife, a mysterious scar-faced bureaucrat and a general's glamorous wife. Their lives and loves intertwine until everything erupts in a rhapsody. Amid life in that turbulent era, friendship, passion, high-minded ideals and dignity are all put on trial in the courtroom of human desire. Written by Anonymous  

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School | General | Jail | Math | Violin  | See more »

Genres:

Drama

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Country:

Hong Kong | Taiwan

Language:

Mandarin

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Könnyek hercege See more »

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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Hong Kong's official submission to 82nd Academy Award's Foreign Language in 2010. See more »