Farewell My Concubine

Movie • 1993 • Drama  

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Abandoned by his prostitute mother in 1920, Douzi was raised by a theater troupe. There he meets Shitou and over the following years the two develop an act entitled "Farewell My Concubine" that brings them fame and fortune. When Shitou marries Juxian, Doutzi becomes jealous, the beginnings of the acting duo's explosive breakup and tragic fall take root.
This movie contains 28 potentially triggering events.
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Does the dog die?
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fraisierdesbois
I don't recall a dog dying. Or any animal, in that case.
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Does a cat die?
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Does a pet die?
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Is there pedophilia?
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Is there bestiality?
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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Does a horse die?
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Is there excessive gore?
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Abandonment
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Xiaolou hits Juxian during an argument. Juxian hits him when he arrives home from a meeting. They also often argue or verbally abuse each other.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Is a child abused?
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taemsmalls
The first 40 minutes of the movie include many scenes of children getting abused
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Opium
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Is there addiction?
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Opium addiction
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Animal
Does an animal die?
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Are animals abused?
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Is there a dead animal?
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Assault
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JayHay
There are probably several moments but the one that stands out to me is when the CCP comes to power and they detain the three mains
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Around 35 minutes in a very uncomfortable scene happens where a young boy is sexually assaulted by an older man. It’s quick and then cuts to another scene, but the build up is extremely uncomfortable.

There’s a scene where a woman in a whore house is being harassed by a group of men, but they are stopped by a main character.

In a scene a man is kissed dubiously and the man who does it is overall creepy

At several other times it’s implied that SA happens or is going to happen, but is stopped.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Is there cannibalism?
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Is someone buried alive?
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JayHay
Main character's mother cuts off his extra finger before she sells him to the theater school
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Is there a hanging?
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A child hangs himself in the beginning half of the movie, after [TRIGGER WARNING] watching Dieyi being beaten.
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Not shown but very much implied, a boy is castrated so that he can continue to play the female role as he gets older
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Is someone tortured?
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Children
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An infant is left to freeze to death outside, and is technically abducted by young boys in the troupe. This saves the baby though.
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Does a kid die?
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Fear
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Is there a shower scene?
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Gross
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Does someone spit?
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Large-scale Violence
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Medical
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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JayHay
A child hangs themselves at the beginning of the movie

[Spoiler] the movie ends with a suicide
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Does a baby cry?
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Pregnancy
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Is there childbirth?
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Does someone miscarry?
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juice
Though not in the typical fashion, Cheng Dieyi is misgendered as a cis man by being forced to call himself a girl at the threat of violence.
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Is there hate speech?
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Does the black guy die first?
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Sex
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Is there sexual content?
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Are there nude scenes?
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Sexism
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Social
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Spoiler
Does it have a sad ending?
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Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Vehicular
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Does a car crash?
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Violence
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Is there blood/gore?
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Not excessive but uncomfortable
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JayHay
The invasion of Beijing by the Japanese is depicted & lots of guns. The CCP also use guns in a later scene
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