Mjeteconer Just perfect...

MoPoshy Absolutely brilliant

Limerculer A waste of 90 minutes of my life

Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

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..."

azure_833-1 One of the most bizzar but at the same time beautiful movie I have seen in a while... The movie started out with a mixed blood orphan in rural China at the end of culture revolution some time end of 60s beginning of 70s, was sent to a remote village as an intern to a crazy old botanist.initially I thought this movie had real potential, a mixed blood girl in the craziest time in Chinese history is bound to tell a unique story. but that was only a beginning, the film suddenly turned into a lesbian movie!! a most pleasant surprise indeed, the movie is bizzar and makes little sense, but definitely is unique and beautiful. not to mention the breath taking scenes from the tropical south China.by the way, anyone knows what language was the film originally shot in? I saw the Chinese version, but the dialogues seem to be dubbed and unatrual...

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.