King of Chess

Year: 1991

Runtime: 110 mins

Language: Cantonese

Director: Tsui Hark

Drama

The film weaves two parallel narratives about master chess players, using their rivalries to lampoon the political upheaval of the Chinese Cultural Revolution and the rapid capitalist expansion in 1970s Taiwan, highlighting the absurdities of both eras through strategic competition.

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