Singapore Chinese Film Festival 2024 (Golden Village)
A City Of Sadness
悲情城市
Rating
M18 Coarse Language
Language
Various Languages with English & Chinese subtitles
Cast
Tony LEUNG Chiu-Wai, LI Tien-Lu, CHEN Sung-Young, Jack KAO, WU I-Fang, HSIN Shu-Fen, CHEN Shu-Fang, Kelly KO, Tai Bo, HUANG Chien-Ru, NAKAMURA Ikuyo, LEI Ming, LIN Ju, Ai-Tsu TU, Ah Pi-Poa, KING Shih-Chieh
Synopsis
In 1945, the Second World War has ended but the tranquil is short-lived. The four sons of the Lin family have become unwitting witnesses to history through their own life stories. Wen-hsiung, the eldest son, supports his young family with a fledgling business. Wen-lung, the second brother, has not returned from the frontlines while the third brother Wen-liang survived the war, only to be severely traumatised. The youngest son, Wen-ching, is a deaf photographer. Although he could have lived a quaint life with his best friend’s sister Hiromi, he is compelled to join the resistance against political tyranny. A City of Sadness is the first Taiwanese film to touch upon the February 28 Incident.
1945年，广播传来日本天皇战败诏书，是日基隆林氏家族大哥文雄喜获一子，取名光明。林家 四兄弟，大哥是地方角头，经营酒家；二哥于战时被征召至南洋，生死未卜；三哥文良战后返 台，活动于上海人的非法生意；四弟文清 后天聋哑，在金瓜石经营相馆，结识知青宽荣的妹妹 宽美，进而相恋。然而命运乖舛，国军入驻后，台湾因二二八事件实施戒严，知识青年受迫潜 藏山中，林家三兄弟亦各自遭遇不幸。光阴无奈，1949年大陆沦陷，国民政府迁台。