China Behind
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Director Tang Shu Shuen Music director Lam Doming Duration Language Mandarin | 7.4/10 IMDb Initial release January 25, 1978 (France) Screenplay Tang Shu Shuen Country Hong Kong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cast Shao Hsiao-Ling, Fung Bo-yin, Poon Yu-man, Tsang Kei-luk Similar movies My Mother Is a Belly Dancer (2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
China Behind (再見中國) is a 1974 Hong Kong movie, directed by Tang Shu Shuen. The film painted a bleak portrait of both communist China and capitalist Hong Kong, yielding a thirteen-year ban by British colonial authorities, that was lifted in 1980.
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The film was shot secretly in Taiwan without official authorization, and the cinematography was done by renowned Taiwanese photographer Chang Chao-tang (張照堂).
Synopsis
The plot concerns four college students and a middle-aged doctor who try to escape the devastation brought by the Chinese Cultural Revolution.
Reception
The film was selected as one of the "Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures" during the 24th Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony on 27 March 2005. It was also selected for inclusion in Hong Kong Film Archive's "100 must-see Hong Kong movies" in 2011.
References
China Behind WikipediaChina Behind IMDb China Behind themoviedb.org