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Heartbreak Island

1995·Movie
2h 0min
70
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A , drama: , but never scary, .

Good for date night · friends night · thought-provoking

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In Taiwan, a young woman, Lin-Lang, is released from prison after serving ten years for terrorist activity. She had turned to bomb making in grief after her mentor and lover, An Rong, who was also her university professor, was arrested for political activity and, she presumed, executed. In prison, she learns Rong is alive, and she maintains her spirits and sanity for the years in her cell by holding imaginary conversations with him. When she is released, she discovers he is married, has a child, and lives conventionally. She finds him; he's not happy to see her. How she reacts to losing the center of her life becomes the subject of the film.
Taiwanese DramaPolitical RepressionLost LovePost-Prison LifePsychological ImpactMelancholy RomanceBetrayalSocial CommentaryCharacter Study

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Is Heartbreak Island worth watching?

70
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 70 (IMDb 7.6).

Will I feel good after watching Heartbreak Island?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for melancholy and 8 for bleakness, against 2 for hopefulness.

Is Heartbreak Island plot-driven or character-driven?

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Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (9 of 10) and pathos (8 of 10) more than on its plot.

Is Heartbreak Island in English?

Chinese

No, it was made in Chinese.