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Rouge of the North(1988)
Status: Released
Date: 1988-03-26
45%
6 Votes
Time: 1h 46m
Overview:
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.
Languages: Mandarin.
Countries:
Taiwan
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Rouge of the North
Top 9 Billed Cast
夏文汐
Yee Siu Lai
Hsu Ming
張盈真
陳莎莉
Lai's aunt
Hsiao Ai
高捷
Lecherous brother-in-law
Lee Ying
九爷
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Overview
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
4.5
Rating:
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Languages:
普通话
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