The Village of Widows (1989)
寡妇村
In 1949, a small Chinese fishing village populated almost entirely by women awaits the establishment of a government by the newly victorious communist regime. In addition to other worries, the villagers wonder how the government will react to their traditional customs, which decree that wives may only see their husbands three times a year, and the circumstances under which they are permitted to become pregant are very limited. In addition, those who are caught violating these rules are drowned. The almost exclusively female population of the village is explained by the fact that most of the male population died during an ocean storm. Winner of the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Film in 1989
- Date of release
- 1989-01-01
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Director
- Wang Jin
Casting
- Shijun Niu — 万福
- Tao Zeru — 四德
- Xie Yuan — 阿泰
- Yu Li — 阿来
- Jialing Hao — 婷姐
- Zhang Fan — 四德母
- Yujin Liang — 多妹
Interesting facts
- Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Hundred Flowers Award for Best Picture
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