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Secrets of 1979 (2021)

Original title: 弓蕉園的秘密

2021-09-21 · 1h 26m · ZH
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In the summer of 1979, during Taiwan’s martial law period, Bing-Kuan asks her college friend Shu-Lan to help out on her family’s banana plantation. As time goes by, the two girls secretly develop a romantic relationship, and decide to volunteer at the Formosa Magazine in order to promote democratic freedom of expression. Yet their youthful romance is threatened as the Kuomintang regime seeks to suppress dissident voices.

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Zero ChouDirector

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Chen YuuChen YuuJuanDaphne LowDaphne LowLanSean SunSean SunSiouYu-Ting HsuYu-Ting HsuSiangAkio ChenAkio ChenJuan's FatherBai-Hui ChangBai-Hui ChangSenior JuanWeng JiaweiWeng JiaweiSyue

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What is Secrets of 1979 about?

In the summer of 1979, during Taiwan’s martial law period, Bing-Kuan asks her college friend Shu-Lan to help out on her family’s banana plantation. As time goes by, the two girls secretly develop a romantic relationship, and decide to volunteer at the Formosa Magazine in order to promote democratic freedom of expression. Yet their youthful romance is threatened as the Kuomintang regime seeks to suppress dissident voices.

How long is Secrets of 1979?

Secrets of 1979 has a runtime of 86 minutes.