If I Were for Real

If I Were for Real (1981)

假如我是真的

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.

Date of release
1981-08-21
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (15)
Runtime
1h 39m
Genres
Drama
Director
Wang Tung

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 1. Including: Golden Horse Award for Best Feature Film

If I Were for Real is a 1981 Taiwanese drama film directed by Wang Toon. It is an adaptation of the 1979 play of the same name by Sha Yexin, Li Shoucheng and Yao Mingde, set in mainland China. The film made some changes to the story to turn "the satirical comedy into political propaganda which condemns Chinese communism". The film was banned not only in mainland China, but also in British Hong Kong until 1989.

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