The Long Lane

Name: The Long Lane
Genre: Family, Drama
Released: 1956-10-26
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 9
Cast: Chen Yanyan, Yin Wang, King Hu, Grace Chang, Wang Lai

“prefer sons to daughters”

★ 9.0 Rating•99 min•1956

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Overview

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.