Ju Dou (1990)

Movie"An Erotic Tale of Forbidden Passion."
Audience Score
72
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PG-13 1 hr 35 minSep 22nd, 1990Drama
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.
StarringGong LiLi WeiLi Baotian
DirectorZhang Yimou
WriterLiu Heng

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:September 22nd, 1990
Original Language:Chinese
Production Companies:China Film Co-Production Corp., Xi'an Film Studio
Movie Tags:
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