Incannerax What a waste of my time!!!

Skunkyrate Gripping story with well-crafted characters

Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.

kathik Many comments seem to be skeptical about what happens in the film. In an interview, the director said, "The story is based on an actual event. A long time ago I had been reading an article from the local news in a Chinese paper. Two young women - lovers - that worked together at a factory were sentenced to death for the murder of one woman's father..." The director made a beautiful film about this situation, and said, "I wanted to tell the story of what it is like to lose the right to love, as can happen in any time and any place." Because he could not film this in China, it was filmed in Vietnam.I found the film not quite perfect, but well done and extremely lush in its settings. I give it 8 out of 10!

o_r_i_g_o "This is a dramatic story of lesbian love.Li Min, an orphan since the age of three, who gets a job as assistant to a botanist.While on the island where they do their research, Li Min falls in love with the botanist's daughter.The two secretly engage in a sexually charged relationship that blossoms into true love.When the scientist's son arrives home after some time in the military, the commanding old man forces the son to marry Li Min.When the son discovers that his new bride has had sex before their wedding night, tragedy ensues..."

chicagoan I suppose this movie is trying to tell us how 2 women genuinely in love been punished by the society that does not tolerate it. But I have to admit I'm not convinced at all. It's just too fake. The plot moves forward through awkward twists. Characters are so inadequately developed, all ended up as one-dimensional people. The tragic ending is so out of proportion and out of logic.The story is set in southern China. All the movie used are just superficial culture symbols to make this representation. This is not real China in early 1980's(which it seems the story is set in). As someone grew up during that time in China, I have to say it doesn't capture the real feel of that time.Exploring a similar theme, Brokeback Mountain shows how to do everything right, and this one shows how to do almost everything wrong, except some nice landscape shots of southern China.

Eternity now This movie was good ! You said that because u just didn't understand what love really is. U love someone for no reason, that's possible ! U are a girl and u fall in love with another girl, that's life. I'm gay and i really love this movie, because i can see me in it. Whenever two lovers were together, i always saw a perfect "chemistry" between them and that really made me feel good. By the way u don't have to "make love" to someone to prove your love ! And must say that this movie's story was about LOVE, not HOMOSEXUALITY !Sorry for my damn bad English because i'm french !