
Several men and one woman struggle for survival in an isolated village in the mountains of China.
Original title
黑山路
Released
1/1/1994
Origin country
CN
Genre
Drama
Production companies
Xi'an Film Studio
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Runtime
1hr 37min
The setting is a heavily wooded, bandit-infested mountain pass somewhere in northern China during the Sino-Japanese War. In a dilapidated church lives a sullen young woman and her ferocious mutt. Passing through are strong, silent traders and porters, to whom she dispenses food, foot care and occasional sexual favors. Following an attack by bandits, a brutish porter stays on to tend his injuries and make moves on the woman. She, meanwhile, has the mutual hots for another porter, the handsome, kindlier “Sixth Brother." As tensions rise between the two men, the Japanese arrive to take the place by force...
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