Movie

A City of Sadness

1989 · 158 min

A quietly devastating, slow-burning family chronicle that immerses you in historical grief through long, patient takes and restrained emotion.

Overview: The story of a family embroiled in the "White Terror," the Kuomintang government's anti-communist political repression that was wrought on the Taiwanese people from 1947-1987.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Family, politics, trauma, isolation
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
politics
trauma
isolation
memory
Places: small town
countryside
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none