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. This tale of romantic and familial love in the face of unbreakable tradition is more universal than its setting.... (Full plot summary below)
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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. This tale of romantic and familial love in the face of unbreakable tradition is more universal than its setting.
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| VarietyVariety StaffThe picture is, indeed, as deliriously enjoyable as it sounds, but with the added dimension of age-old tradition forcing the characters into roles they don't want to play. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe key element in any action picture, I think, is a good villain. Terminator 2 has one, along with an intriguing hero and fierce heroine, and a young boy who is played by Furlong with guts and energy. |
| Time OutGeoff AndrewIts dark wit and fiery pace ensure that even the occasional overheated moments carry conviction. |
| Washington PostRita KempleyAs sumptuously cinematic as it is woefully fatalistic. |
| Deseret News (Salt Lake City)Chris HicksJu Dou is an emotionally fulfilling and viscerally rewarding adult film. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyPowerful, poignant, and visually stunning, Zhang Yimou's Ju Dou was deservedly nominated for the Best Foreign Language Oscar. |
| User ReviewMaggie LAbsolutely amazing film, as is anything by Zhang Yimou. Gong Li is amazing, the movie is beautiful. |
| User ReviewEric Nwow, what a dark drama, this was an intensely intriguing story. if you haven't seen a real non-action asian film, this or Raise the Red Lantern might be a good start because they're dark and Kubrickian. |
| User ReviewJennifer DUna historia desgarradora y visualmente hermosa. |
| User ReviewSamurai JWhat do you get when The Postman Always Rings Twice meets The Oedipus Trilogy? You get Ju Dou, a disturbing allegory to the relationship between the Communist government and Chinese people. |
