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Secrets of 1979
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Secrets of 1979

2021-09-21 · 86 min · ★ 7.8

TV Movie · Drama

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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Directors
Zero Chou
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Countries
Taiwan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Chen YuuChen YuuJuan
Daphne LowDaphne LowLan
Sean SunSean SunSiou
Yu-Ting HsuYu-Ting HsuSiang
Akio ChenAkio ChenJuan's Father
Chang Pai-hueiSenior Juan
Weng Jia-weiWeng Jia-weiSyue

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