Prince of Tears(2009)

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, imprisoned or simply disappeared at the hands of the military police.

Genre: Drama

Director: Yonfan

Actors: Hsiao-chuan Chang, Oceane Zhu, Wing Fan, Terri Kwan, Ariel Lee, Pei-han Tsai, Kenneth Tsang, Jack Kao, Chiao Chiao, Her Jung

Release date: 2009-06-25

Country of origin: Taiwan, Province of China

Length: 2h 2m

Ratings:

• 6.6/10