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Decrepit Dream (2012)

Decrepit Dream poster
Original title
残梦
Directed by
Ziting Yang
Genre
drama film
Country
People's Republic of China

How it feels

Two sisters are separated after a violent escape from abuse and later reunite. Their lives become entangled with a wealthy man, leading to jealousy and a deadly choice.

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What happens

《残梦》(),2012年在中国大陆上映的悬疑片、伦理片,由全能型艺人杨紫婷担任导演、编剧、制片人、主演。 新婚之夜,孟小路的丈夫郁成业在午夜24点死亡,死于砒霜中毒,呼吸衰竭而亡。负责判案的当地警察莫探长迅速展开调查研究,郁母为儿子报仇,让小人用白练勒住其脖子,打算把她掐死,幸亏莫探长及时赶到,才救了她,并且把她转移到安全的地方监禁。莫探长把郁家的下人老邱传唤到警察局问话。莫探长又到仙乐宫歌舞厅明察暗访,问过茉莉小姐的话儿。几日后,白梦到警局自首。莫探长于是去放掉孟小路,这时候,孟小路开始讲起了故事: 孟小路和孟小白是俩姊妹,因为战乱,两人家破人亡,沦为叫花子,幸亏富翁祝老爷的收留。祝家大少爷祝耀祖一心想得到孟小梦的身体,一日还被父亲抽了一个耳光。祝老爷驱逐儿子对小梦的追求是为了自己的利益,他用威逼的手段得到了小梦的身体,不过,这事情却被儿子祝耀祖知道了,他用这个消息威胁父亲,并且当着父亲的面,强暴了小梦。一日,小路被祝老爷和儿子祝耀祖关在房间准备轮奸,幸亏小梦赶到,用剪刀杀死了他们俩父子。而后,俩人开始逃亡,但是姐姐小梦为了救妹妹,跳下悬崖,从此,两人失去联系。直到小路和郁家少爷郁成业订婚后,去仙乐宫歌舞厅看歌舞,俩姊妹才相认。在俩人互相相认的时候,一个地痞偷听到了消息,并且冲入房间,持刀子打算要挟小梦,被小路一推,撞到桌子刺死了自己。不久之后,郁成业爱上了小路的姐姐小梦,两人还在家里偷情。天长日久,俩姊妹为了争夺郁成业,发生了争执和冲突。在郁成业结婚的晚上,郁成业为了证明自己对小梦的爱情,把砒霜下在酒水中,自己喝了。 莫探长知道了真相后,放了俩姊妹,小梦看破红尘,去了尼姑寺,出家为尼姑。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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