Fei MuCast
Chaoming Cui Wei Li Yu Shi Wei Wei Hongmei Zhang
Credits
Written by: Tianji Li
Cinematography: Shengwei Li
Music: Yijun Huang
Editing: Chunbao Wei Ming Xu
Produced by: Xingzai Wu
Plot
In a ruined house after the war, a sick husband, his wife and his sister live in quiet misery until the husband's old friend, a doctor who was once the wife's lover, arrives.
Sinekatalog’s take
A subtle, restrained masterpiece of Chinese cinema.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (3,774 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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