Breakout From Oppression
1985-01-01 · 87 min · ★ 4.2
A young woman is released from prison, after serving an eight-year sentence for murder, and wishes to start her life over. Getting a job at a newspaper through a friend, she tries to settle in despite the pressures of being an ex-convict. When bizarre incidents begin to occur both at work and at home, the woman suspects that someone has a vendetta against her. NOTE: This is the 1985 IFD (Godfrey Ho & company) re-edit (with English dubbing) of Karen Yang Taiwanese thriller, Exposed to Danger.
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- Directors
- Karen Yang Chia-Yun
- Production companies
- IFD Films & Arts Company
- Countries
- Hong Kong
- Status
- Released
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Lu Hsiao-FenFonda Chou (archive footage)
Chang Fu-MeiSheena (archive footage)
Lin Tsai-peiJoe Chan (archive footage)
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