Movie: Rouge of the North

Top 9 Billed Cast

Pat Ha Man-Jik
夏文汐

Yee Siu Lai

Hsu Ming
Hsu Ming

Emily Y. Chang
張盈真

Sha-Li Chen
陳莎莉

Lai's aunt

Ching-ting Hsia
Ching-ting Hsia

Hsiao Ai
Hsiao Ai

Hu Hsiang-Ping
Hu Hsiang-Ping

Jack Kao
高捷

Lecherous brother-in-law

Lee Ying
Lee Ying

九爷

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    In this drama, the harsh treatment of women in Chinese society is examined and subtly commented upon as it tells the tale of an impoverished woman living in Shanghai, circa 1910 who tries to support her brother and sister-in-law. A marriage to a wealthy man is arranged for her, and reluctantly she endures it, even though she does not love the man who is as cruel as he is wealthy. His mother is also brutally unkind to her. She then has a son, but her struggles are not over when her husband dies and only leaves her a modest inheritance. Her wretched life has made her bitter, and so she begins making her son suffer as she die; she also becomes addicted to opium.

  • Release Date

    1988-03-26

  • Average

    5.286

  • Rating:

    2.6 starts
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  • Languages:

    普通话

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