Peking Opera Blues (1986)

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Synopsis

Dir: Tsui Hark. Chinese-language Action/Comedy. After the 1911 Chinese Revolution, a thief (Cherie Chung), an actress (Sally Yeh), a general's daughter (Brigitte Lin), a spy (Mark Cheng), and a soldier (Cheung Kwok-Keung) get caught up in a complicated plot.

Content elements

• Infrequent use of scatological slang, cursing, vulgar expressions, and profanity
• Frequent portrayals of gun, weapons, and hand-to-hand violence, some in the context of torture - some blood, suffering, and detail
• Infrequent portrayals of tobacco and alcohol use in a recreational context - little detail

Thematic elements

• Chinese politics of the early 20th century
• Friendship and teamwork
• Competing motivations

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for violence

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