The Wedding Maidens(1990)
Five young girls in a remote mountain village each find themselves forced into unhappy marriages. Together, they find solace in an old legend, that a girl may hang herself before marriage and retain her purity, her soul turning into a white bird and soaring to the heavenly garden, where there is only beauty and peace.
Movie: The Wedding Maidens
Top 9 Billed Cast
Ai Yue
Mingtao
Hexiang
Gui Juan
Jinmei
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Overview
Five young girls in a remote mountain village each find themselves forced into unhappy marriages. Together, they find solace in an old legend, that a girl may hang herself before marriage and retain her purity, her soul turning into a white bird and soaring to the heavenly garden, where there is only beauty and peace.
Release Date
1990-09-10
Average
7
Rating:
3.5 startsTagline
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Languages:
普通话
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