Raise the Red Lantern
China, 1920. One Master, Four Wives.
Dramacompetitionmarriageromantic rivalrypolygamyconcubinetragedywealthperiod dramaintrigueoppression1920s
A visually sumptuous but deeply oppressive portrait of a young woman trapped in a hierarchical, competitive system of polygamy where survival depends on manipulation and favor.
In 1920s China, 19-year-old Songlian becomes a concubine of a powerful lord and is forced to compete with his three wives for the privileges gained.
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