China / Japan,
1990, 95 min
Screenplay:
Heng LiuComposer:
Jiping ZhaoPlots(1)
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. (Via Vision Entertainment)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1991 - Yimou Zhang (Best Foreign Language Film)
Amanda Awards
- 1991 - Yimou Zhang (Best Foreign Language Film)
Cannes Film Festival
- 1990 - Yimou Zhang (Golden Palm - Official Competition)