Rouge of The North (1988)
- Original title
- 怨女
- Directed by
- Fred Tan
- Genre
- romance film
- Country
- Taiwan
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Rating
- 5.3 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In 1910s Shanghai, a poor woman is forced into a loveless marriage with a cruel wealthy man and his unkind mother. After her husband dies and leaves her little, her suffering turns her bitter and she mistreats her son while becoming addicted to opium.
bleakmelancholicslow-burnvisually lushsombertenseoppressivetragicrestrained
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