A woman married to the brutal and infertile owner of a dye mill in rural China conceives a boy with her husband's nephew but is forced to raise her son as her husband's heir without revealing his parentage in this circular tragedy. Filmed in glowing technicolour, this tale of romantic and familial love in the face of unbreakable tradition is more universal than its setting.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
CN
Genres:
Drama
Release:
April 1990
Production:
China Film Co-Production Corp., Xi'an Film Studio
Cast:
Gong Li, Li Wei, Li Baotian, Niu Xingli, Jia Zhaoji, Zhang Yi, Ji-an Zheng, Ma Chong, Cong Zhijun, Jia Jin, Yang Qianbin, Wu Bin
Tags:
adultery, drowning, sadism, murder, accidental death, modern china, technicolor, abuse, spouse abuse, illicit love, patricide
