Yang T. returns from selling silk for his adoptive uncle, Yang J., who dyes fabrics to sell and is a cruel man who beats his wives to death because they fail to produce sons. His new wife, Ju Dou(Gong Li) is also abused by her husband and Yang T. sees her bruises and they soon begin an affair,
Ju Dou has a child, Tianbai, and she pretends the kid is her husbands. Yang J. suffers a stroke and winds up in a wheelchair. He discovers his wife's deception and figures out that the boy is not his. He tries to kill the boy. The couple stop him and hang him in a barrel from the ceiling overnight.
Tianbai grows up to be an angry boy and the rumors surrounding his mother's infidelity turn him vindictive. Karma has a way of paying people back and Ju Dou is no exception. Gong Li is beautiful in the title role and the ending will stay with you for a long time.
Ju Dou has a child, Tianbai, and she pretends the kid is her husbands. Yang J. suffers a stroke and winds up in a wheelchair. He discovers his wife's deception and figures out that the boy is not his. He tries to kill the boy. The couple stop him and hang him in a barrel from the ceiling overnight.
Tianbai grows up to be an angry boy and the rumors surrounding his mother's infidelity turn him vindictive. Karma has a way of paying people back and Ju Dou is no exception. Gong Li is beautiful in the title role and the ending will stay with you for a long time.