Breakout From Oppression

Breakout From Oppression

4.2IMDb Score
Released:1985-01-01
Duration:87 min
Country:Hong Kong
Director:Yang Chia-Yun
Actors:Lu Hsiao-Fen, Chang Fu-Mei, Lin Tsai-pei, Wa Lun
Production:IFD Films & Arts Company

Overview:

A young woman is released from prison, after serving an eight-year sentence for murder, and wishes to start her life over. Getting a job at a newspaper through a friend, she tries to settle in despite the pressures of being an ex-convict. When bizarre incidents begin to occur both at work and at home, the woman suspects that someone has a vendetta against her. NOTE: This is the 1985 IFD (Godfrey Ho & company) re-edit (with English dubbing) of Karen Yang Taiwanese thriller, Exposed to Danger.

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