Review of Shen nu

Shen nu (1934)
8/10
The Goddess 1934
10 June 2008
Greatly enjoyed this film starring Chinese actress Lingyu Ruan who plays the role as a prostitute who has a baby boy and sells her body in order to stay alive and feed her son. Ruan continues doing this job for many years and eventually a pimp takes over his control on Ruan's money and even her life. Ruan's son becomes old enough to attend a school and she hides her money in a wall in order to pay for his education. Ruan's neighbor's are against her and do not want her son to play with their children. This is a very sad story and the ending will surprise you greatly as to just what happens to Ruan and the future of her son. You will need a box of tissues for the ending.
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