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Peking Opera Blues

Where:

Beijing

When:

The 1910s

The film is set in 1913 Beijing, during Yuan Shikai's presidency of the Republic of China. It depicts the adventures of a team of unlikely heroines: Tsao Wan, a patriotic rebel who dresses as a man; Sheung Hung, a woman in search of a missing box of jewels; and Pat Neil, the daughter of a Peking Opera impresario.

Released in 1986 — 104 minutes

Genres:

Action Comedy

Languages:

Cantonese Mandarin