China Behind Explained

China Behind
Native Name:再見中國
Director:Tang Shu Shuen
Cinematography:Chang Chao-tang
Runtime:110 min
Country:Hong Kong
Language:Mandarin
Gross: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 communist China and the desire to escape, yielding a thirteen-year ban by British colonial authorities,[1] that was lifted in 1987.[2]

The film was shot in Taiwan with official authorization, and the cinematography was done by renowned Taiwanese photographer Chang Chao-tang (張照堂).

Synopsis

The plot concerns four college students seeking escape to Hong Kong at the start of the 1966 Maoist Cultural Revolution in Mainland China.[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]

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Notes and References

  1. [Toronto International Film Festival]
  2. http://www.columbia.edu/itc/eacp/worldhistory/hkfilm/china_behind.htm East Asian Institute of Columbia University's Weatherhead Program in Contemporary Culture and Arts of East Asia
  3. http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/filmprog/promo/2011ms100/100_Must_See_Booklet.pdf 100 must-see Hong Kong movies