On the Society Files of Shanghai

ORES15
Director:Wang Chu-Chin
Length:90 minutes

On the Society Files of Shanghai

Shanghai shehui dang'an; Wang Chu-Chin, 1981, OV (mandarín.) + AT, Taiwanská sezóna; Wang Chu-Chin, 1981, versions: OR,ES,

Director: Wang Chu-Chin

In Shanghai, Hai-Nan, son of a Chinese official, is found stabbed on

the street. But when the culprit, Li-Fang, is apprehended, she

refuses to reveal her motives. Meanwhile, a police officer grows

suspicious of the officials’ rush to close the case. As he searches

for leads in the case files, a shocking truth about Li-Fang is revealed.

Adapted from the “scar literature” of Mainland China, this anti-

communist film uses a woman’s drastic change in personality after

she is raped as an allusion to the Mainland’s political corruption.

The film is an important addition to the s. c. Black Movies or

Social-Realist Movies that became popular through 1979-1983.

Length: 90 min

Year: 1981

Country of origin:

  • Taiwan

Language version:

OR - Original version
ES - English subtitles

Director: Wang Chu-Chin

In Shanghai, Hai-Nan, son of a Chinese official, is found stabbed on

the street. But when the culprit, Li-Fang, is apprehended, she

refuses to reveal her motives. Meanwhile, a police officer grows

suspicious of the officials’ rush to close the case. As he searches

for leads in the case files, a shocking truth about Li-Fang is revealed.

Adapted from the “scar literature” of Mainland China, this anti-

communist film uses a woman’s drastic change in personality after

she is raped as an allusion to the Mainland’s political corruption.

The film is an important addition to the s. c. Black Movies or

Social-Realist Movies that became popular through 1979-1983.

Year: 1981

Country of origin:

  • Taiwan

Language version:

OR - Original version
ES - English subtitles