Farewell My Concubine

Name: Farewell My Concubine
Genre: Drama
Released: 1993-01-01
Duration: 171 min

1993 · Movie · R · 171 min

★ 7.9(691)unSUB Rating

Drama

Two Beijing opera performers grow up under harsh training and become celebrated stars, only to find their bond tested by love, identity, and shifting loyalties. As decades of upheaval sweep through 20th-century China, the line between their stage roles and real lives blurs in painful, lasting ways.

Based on Farewell My Concubine

Also known as Farewell to My Concubine

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Original title: 霸王别姬
Years: 1993
Release date: 1993-01-01
Language: Chinese
Rated: R
Runtime: 171 min
TMDB rating (input): 7.9/10 (691 votes)
Box office: $6,122,607

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You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an epic, emotionally heavy drama about art and survival across decades of Chinese history; Not for you if you avoid bleak stories, abuse themes, or nearly three-hour runtimes like To Live.

Pros: sweeping historical scope; intense performances; striking costumes and sets | Cons: brutal subject matter; heavy, tragic tone; long runtime