Hou Hsiao-hsien (侯孝賢) & The City of Sadness

"The City of Sadness" covers Taiwan during the 2-28 Massacre, when KMT soldiers murdered some 30,000 Taiwanese (a lot of local elites) in a power grab. It is one of Taiwan's most famous films. It was released shortly after the Tianamen Massacre. More on this later.