The Long Lane

The Long Lane  - Movie (1956)

prefer sons to daughters

Original title

長巷

Released

10/26/1956

Origin country

HK

Genre

Drama, Family

Production companies

Asia Pictures

Budget

Revenue

Runtime

1hr 39min

Description

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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