adultery,drowning,sadism,murder,accidental death,modern china,technicolor,abuse,spouse abuse,illicit love,patricide

Ju Dou (1990)

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An Erotic Tale of Forbidden Passion.

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Zhang Yimou
  • Profile picture of Gong Li
    Ju Dou Gong Li
  • Profile picture of Li Wei
    Yang Jinshan Li Wei
  • Profile picture of Li Baotian
    Yang Tianqing Li Baotian
  • Profile picture of Niu Xingli
    Patriarch of the Yang Clan Niu Xingli
  • Profile picture of Jia Zhaoji
    Er Laizi Jia Zhaoji
  • Profile picture of Cong Zhijun
    Cong Zhijun

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Keywords

  • adultery
  • drowning
  • sadism
  • murder
  • accidental death
  • modern china
  • technicolor
  • abuse
  • spouse abuse
  • illicit love
  • patricide