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The Long Lane

prefer sons to daughters
Oct 26, 1956 · 1h 39m
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Drama

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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.

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CAST

Chen Yanyan
Lan-Zhen
Yin Wang
Mr. Kang Han-Liang
King Hu
ang Shu-Chang
Grace Chang
Kang Shu-Ying
Wang Lai
Hsiao Yen-Yang
Kao Pao-Shu
Hsioa Yen-Tsai
Hung Mei
Auntie
Directed by Bu Wan-Cang

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Status
Released
Original language
ZH
Budget
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Revenue
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Production
Asia Pictures
Country
HK
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