If you like Wu Kui, then you would probably like Red Sorghum (Hong Gao Liang), the two are in the same class.
The plot is told in kervinjp's post. The comment to be added here is to remind that the burden of tradition is heavy, especially on Chinese women who had to suffer under the rigid Confucius morale that destroy humanity. Every culture has its goods and bads, and people often willfully ignore the bad part of their own culture out of nationalism, ethnocentrism, or other reasons. This film, like Red Sorghum, accurately confronts what was bad in its own culture and therefore is worth applauding.
The plot is told in kervinjp's post. The comment to be added here is to remind that the burden of tradition is heavy, especially on Chinese women who had to suffer under the rigid Confucius morale that destroy humanity. Every culture has its goods and bads, and people often willfully ignore the bad part of their own culture out of nationalism, ethnocentrism, or other reasons. This film, like Red Sorghum, accurately confronts what was bad in its own culture and therefore is worth applauding.