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The Lights of Ten Thousand Homes (1948)

The Lights of Ten Thousand Homes (1948)

Drama
Release Date: 1948, January 1
Directors: Shen Fu
Countries: China
Production: The Peak Film Industries, The Peak Film Industries
Cast: Yan Shi, Qi Mengshi, Weili Fan, Wu Yin, Wang Jing'an, Fu Botang, Gao Zheng, Lu Hua, Jin Naihua, Huanqing Li, Jingkang Li, Hong Ji

Overview:

This tale of familial warfare and sacrifice takes place in hard-pressed Shanghai at the end of the 1940s. Hu Zhiqing can barely support his wife and children, and his situation is worsened by the unexpected arrival of his mother, brother and sister-in-law. When he is fired by his unscrupulous boss, the whole family becomes embroiled in one emotional/economic struggle after another.

Keywords:

realism