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Prince of Tears
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Wikipedia article
'Prince of Tears' is a 2009 Taiwanese historical drama film by Yonfan. It was nominated for the Golden Lion at the 66th Venice International Film Festival. It tells the story of a family embroiled in the tragic "White Terror" suppression of political dissidents that was wrought during the 1950s by the Kuomintang government (KMT) after their acquisition of Taiwan in the 1940s.[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/09/04/entertainment/main5288563.shtml "Prince of Tears" Recalls White Terror]
The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the 82nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film in 2009.Hollywood Reporter [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hong-kong-taiwan-oscar-picks-88567 Hong Kong, Taiwan make Oscar picks] 8 September 2009. Retrieved 2011-10-15
Cast
* Fan Zhiwei as Ding keqiang ()
* Ocane Zhu as Jin Wanping ()
* Joseph Chang as Sun Hansheng ()
* Terri Kwan as Ouyang Qianjun ()
* Kenneth Tsang as General Liu ()
* Li Po-husan
* Tsai Pei-han
* Jack Kao
* Chiao Chiao
* Lin Yo-wei
Reception
The film received generally negative reviews from the press.
Hong Kong film critic Perry Lam writes in 'Muse' Magazine, 'Prince of Tears' makes a strange movie-going experience for, despite all the pathos - two little girls lose their father, a loyal soldier loses his life and a happy family is torn apart - the story is aesthetically shaped and distanced by the pictoral verve of the director to be eye-pleasing at all times.'
See also
* List of Hong Kong submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
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