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...
Awards:
1991, Nominated Best Foreign Language Film, Oscar
1991, Won Best Foreign Feature Film, Amanda Awards, Norway
1990, Nominated Golden Palm, Cannes Film Festival
1990. Won Golden Spike, Valladolid International Film Festival