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If I Were for Real
Taiwanese film about the dark days of the Cultural Revolution and the young people who were destroyed by it, centered on a group of students who perform Nikolai Gogol’s play The Inspector General.
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Taiwanese film about the dark days of the Cultural Revolution and the young people who were destroyed by it, centered on a group of students who perform Nikolai Gogol’s play The Inspector General.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Chang Yung-hsiang
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Runtime:99 minutes
Studio:Yung Sheng Film Company
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