A Woman and Seven Husbands

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A Woman and Seven Husbands (1990)

Directed by Terry Tong Gei-Ming

Drama · 1h 45m

A widow by the name of Lee Jiu Jin, willingly sold herself to a farway outskirts village without knowing that she is to be shared by 7 men, so as to raise the money for her son's wedding. As these villagers are extremely poor, the men could not afford to keep a wife. This kind of transaction was common in China for women to be sold as brides, but the Government intend to put a stop to such practices by enforcing laws which results in the exile of lawbreakers. Bearing this in mind, Lee and her 7 husbands lived in constant fear of being caught and as for Lee the sufferings and hardships were more than she could bear. As the time passes, Lee grew to understand all 7 men's background, and her hatred for them turn into pity. This relationship at last ended in tragedy.

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Cast

Lu Hsiao-Fen Chan Chung-Yung Chang Kuo-chu Siqin Gaowa
W
Wang Ye
C
Cheung Ming
K
Kuan Kuan
B
Boon Saam Chia-Lin Chu

Crew

Director
Terry Tong Gei-Ming
Writer
Terry Tong Gei-Ming, Chen Wengui

Details

Original title
販母案考
Release date
1990-01-01
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Drama
Original language
ZH
Spoken languages
Mandarin
Countries
Taiwan
Production
Central Motion Picture Corporation