Summary:
In 1938, Ailian is the forty years old wife of a wealthy man, Mr. Wu, who belongs to the traditional Wu Family in China. In order to get rid off her sexual obligations with her husband, Ailian gives Chiuming, a very young concubine to him. Andre is an American priest and doctor who takes care of an orphanage and becomes the tutor of her eighteen years old son Fengmo Wu. Father Andre starts giving classes to Fengmo, Ailian and Chiuming. Then, two forbidden loves will rise: between the priest and the first wife, and between the son and the concubine, having the invasion of China by the Japanese in a big picture.
| Runtime: | 116 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated R for sexuality and war images. |
| Production: | Beijing Film Studio |
| Genres: | Adventure, Drama, Romance, War |
| Countries: | USA, China |
| Languages: | English, Mandarin |
| Home Release Date: | Jan 15, 2002 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Ho Yim | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Paul Collins | Screenplay |
| Pearl S. Buck | Novel |
| Yan Luo | Screenplay |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Willem Dafoe | Father Andre |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Amy Hill | Madame Kang |
| Anita Loo | Old Lady Wu |
| Chieng Mun Koh | Ying |
| Ding Yuan Gu | Mayor |
| Hang-Sang Poon | Fat Cook |
| Jia Dong Liu | Mr. Lang |
| John Cho | Fengmo Wu |
| Kate McGregor-Stewart | Sister Shirley |
| Li Wang | Kang Lin Yi |
| Sau Sek | Mr. Wu |
| Shu Chen | Head Servant |
| Yan Luo | Madame Wu Ailian |
| Yi Ding | Chiuming |
| You Jin Xu | Matchmaker |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Bob Warden | Associate Producer |
| Hugo Shong | Executive Producer |
| Robert Werden | Associate Producer |
| Rowena Li | Associate Producer |
| Simon Edery | Co-Producer |
| Xia Zhang | Associate Producer |
| Xiaogeng Li | Co-Producer |
| Yan Luo | Producer |
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