Chun Tao (1988)

Original title

春桃

Directed by

Ling Zifeng

Genre

drama film

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 33m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman named Chuntao is separated from her husband Li Mao by bandits on her wedding night. She goes to Beijing to survive and begins living with a man named Liu Xianggao, leading to an emotional story as she navigates life with both men after Li Mao becomes disabled.

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What happens

Chun Tao is a feature film jointly produced by Nanhai Film Company and Liaoning Film Studio, directed by Ling Zifeng. Released in mainland China in 1988. The film was adapted from Xu Dishan's Chun Tao. After telling that Chuntao and Li Mao were scattered by the bandits on the wedding night, she went to Beijing to scavenge the wasteland and lived with Liu Xianggao. The emotional story of her life with two men after Li Mao's accidental disability. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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