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CHINA · 1990

Judou

Zhang Yimou
Chinese Fifth Generation forbidden love patriarchal oppression infidelity physical abuse family deception
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Synopsis

Tianqing falls in love with Ju Dou, his uncle's wife who is tortured for being childless. However, after they have an affair, they discover that his uncle is impotent and try to conceal the truth.

Year1990
CountryChina
DirectorZhang Yimou
MovementChinese Fifth Generation
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