Farewell My Concubine
The passionate triangle of two lifelong friends and the woman who comes between them!
In an epic tale of theater, gender, love and class, two Beijing opera actors navigate political turmoil as their friendship evolves over decades.
- Director
- Chen Kaige
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $6M
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In an epic tale of theater, gender, love and class, two Beijing opera actors navigate political turmoil as their friendship evolves over decades.
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Box Office & Release
Farewell My Concubine returned 1.6× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $4M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $6M
- Release date
- Jan 1, 1993
- Runtime
- 2h 51m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- Mandarin
- Country
- China, Hong Kong
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