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Raise the Red Lantern

China, 1920. One master, four wives.

7.9/ 1019912h 5m

Drama

In 1920s China, 19-year-old Songlian becomes a concubine of a powerful lord and is forced to compete with his three wives for the privileges gained.

Directed by Zhang Yimou

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The cast

Faces behind the story

Gong Li

Gong Li

Songlian

He Saifei

He Saifei

Meishan

Cao Cuifen

Cao Cuifen

Zhuoyun

Kong Lin

Kong Lin

Yan'er

Jin Shuyuan

Jin Shuyuan

Yuru

Ma Jingwu

Ma Jingwu

Chen Zuoqian

Cui Zhigang

Cui Zhigang

Doctor Gao

Zhao Qi

Housekeeper