China Behind

China Behind
再見中國
Directed by Tang Shu Shuen
Cinematography Chang Chao-tang
Running time
 110 min
Country Hong Kong
Language Mandarin
Box office HK$ 1.939 M.

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,[1] that was lifted in 1980.[2]

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.[2]

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.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Toronto International Film Festival: presentation of China Behind
  2. 1 2 East Asian Institute of Columbia University's Weatherhead Program in Contemporary Culture and Arts of East Asia
  3. ↑ 100 must-see Hong Kong movies p.66.

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