A controversial Best Foreign Film Academy Award nominee, this beautiful, politically charged drama, set in northern China in the '20s, tells the story of Ju Dou (Gong LI), a young beauty who is sold into marriage to elderly tycoon Yang Jinshan (Li Wei). Ju Dou becomes secretly impregnated by her lover, Yang's nephew Tianqing (Li Baotian), and, years later, her son sets out to uncover the mystery of his birth. Co-directed by Zhang Yimou and Yang Fengliang. 98 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: Mandarin; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; featurettes. In Mandarin with English subtitles.