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The Long Lane

prefer sons to daughters

9 average rating
9
Mandarin / 99 MIN. / 1956

The Genres

The Synopsis

The film focuses on a mother (Chen Yanyan) burdened by guilt after abandoning her newborn daughter in a long lane 17 years earlier, so that she could adopt a son to fulfil the traditional belief that only a male heir could continue the family line. However, when her adopted son (King Hu) becomes a disappointment, the mother’s regret deepens. On her deathbed, she confesses her secret to her husband (Wang Yin), who resolves to find their lost daughter.

The Cast

Chen YanyanYin WangKing HuGrace ChangWang LaiKao Pao-ShuHung Mei

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