Secrets of 1979
2021, Chinese. Directed by Zero Chou.
In the summer of 1979, during Taiwan’s martial law period, Bing-Kuan asks her college friend Shu-Lan to help out on her family’s banana plantation. As time goes by, the two girls secretly develop a romantic relationship, and decide to volunteer at the Formosa Magazine in order to promote democratic freedom of expression. Yet their youthful romance is threatened as the Kuomintang regime seeks to suppress dissident voices.
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- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 21 September 2021
- Original title
- 弓蕉園的秘密
- Country
- Taiwan
- Written by
- Zero Chou
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Secrets of 1979 runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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Secrets of 1979 isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 21 September 2021. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like Secrets of 1979?
If you liked Secrets of 1979, try Girl in the Box, My Dinner with Hervé, Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault.
Who directed Secrets of 1979?
Secrets of 1979 (2021) was directed by Zero Chou and stars Chen Yuu, Daphne Low, Sean Sun.