1992, Color, 106 mins / in Mandarin with English subtitles

This award-winning film is masterfully directed by Xie Fei. A beautiful film that boasts strong performances by one of China's most revered stars, Siqin Gaowa and a brilliant supporting cast.
A beautiful, intelligent woman seeks comfort from the stress of her business, a violent, alcoholic husband, and a mentally retarded son in the arms of another man. When the young girl she has arranged to marry her son discovers her affair and responds with sympathy rather than disapproval, she feels remorse. In an attempt to free the girl, she offers to dissolve the marriage. The young girl, however, is reluctant. She fears that no one can love her. Two women at the mercy tradition and circumstance, take control of their lives by supporting on another.

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