Raise the Red Lantern (1991)2h05
Drama
Director Zhang Yimou (7.4 avg)
Also directed The Great Wall, Hero, House of Flying Daggers, and 38 more
In 1920s China, 19-year-old Songlian becomes a concubine of a powerful lord and is forced to compete with his three wives for the privileges gained.
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Cast
Gong Li
He Saifei
Cao Cuifen
Kong Lin
Jin Shuyuan
Ma Jingwu
Cui Zhigang
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