Ju Dou: Semilla de crisantemo

Ju Dou sneaks into a cruel uncle’s household. His new bride endures beatings for her barrenness but he fathers her son. Together they spin a brittle web of silk and shame. A wife and lover in red who turn rage into color.

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Zhang Yimou directed Ju Dou: Semilla de crisantemo in 1990. See Zhang Yimou's full filmography, where to start with Zhang Yimou, or where to go after you've seen everything by Zhang Yimou.

Ju Dou: Semilla de crisantemo was released in 1990 (ZH original-language production), with a runtime of 95 minutes.