The story of a love which develops unknowingly between step-brother and step-sister in a wealthy, respectable family in turn-of-the-century China.
Acting
Fan Yi's silent breakdown—guilt as physical weight.
Production
The mansion itself suffocates; every room holds a ghost.
Director
Daolin Sun
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Adapted from Cao Yu's 1934 play, the film preserves the original's critique of feudal family structures that persisted even into 'modern' Republican China.
Director Daolin Sun also played Zhou Puyuan—a control freak move that accidentally mirrors the character's domineering nature.
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