Ju Dou

Ju Dou

1990
1h 35min

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.

Ju Dou

Storyline

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.
    Released
    21 April 1990
    Runtime
    1h 35min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    Mandarin
    Production
    China Film Co-Production Corporation, Xi'an Film Studio
Cast
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