Blu-ray release: ‘Execution in Autumn’

By   |  Mar 30, 2022

Eureka Entertainment are bringing the 1972 Taiwanese drama ‘Execution in Autumn’ (秋決) to UK Blu-ray on June 20, 2022.

Directed by Lee Hsing, the film revolves around a grandmother who tries to save the only male born to her family in three generations after he is sentenced to death. The cast includes Ou Wei, Tang Pao-Yun, Fu Bihui, Ko Hsiang-Ting, and Wang Yu.

Synopsis: Since his childhood, Pei Gang (Ou Wei) has been spoiled by his rich grandmother who raised him after the death of his parents. Unable to control himself, in a fit of rage, Gang kills a pregnant woman – who indicated him as the father of her unborn child – and her cousins; for this he is sentenced to death, and will be beheaded in autumn, the traditional season for executions. His grandmother tries to save him, but this proves to be a task beyond her means. So, she makes him marry the young Lian (Tang Pao-Yun), an orphan raised within the family, in prison, so that the Pei line does not die out.

Features:
• Limited Edition O-Card slipcase [2000 copies]
• 1080p presentation
• Original Mandarin audio (uncompressed LPCM)
• Optional English subtitles
• New video piece by Tony Rayns
• Collector’s booklet

‘Execution in Autumn’ will be available to pre-order shortly from Amazon.co.uk.

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