The Long Lane
prefer sons to daughters
The film focuses on a mother (Chen Yanyan) burdened by guilt after abandoning her newborn daughter in a long lane 17 years earlier, so that she could adopt a son to fulfil the traditional belief that only a male heir could continue the family line. However, when her adopted son (King Hu) becomes a disappointment, the mother’s regret deepens. On her deathbed, she confesses her secret to her husband (Wang Yin), who resolves to find their lost daughter.
- Year: 1956
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- Genre: Family, Drama
- Studio: Asia Pictures
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- Director: Bu Wan-Cang
- Cast: Chen Yan-yan, Yin Wang, King Hu, Grace Chang, Wang Lai, Kao Pao-shu