In 1920s China, nineteen-year-old Songlian becomes a concubine of a powerful lord and is forced to compete with his three wives for the privileges gained.

• ERA International
• China Film Co-Production Corp.
• Gong Li
• Ma Jingwu
• He Saifei
• Cao Cuifen
• Kong Lin
• Shuyuan Jin
• Chu Xiao
• Ding Weimin