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Under the Bridge
VHS
117 minutes
PN1997 .U5231 1983
The Suzhou River runs through Shanghai. Under a bridge across the river, Gao Zhihua sets up a bicycle repair stall. Next to it a woman named Qin Nan puts up a tailoring stall. Both of them have spent years in the countryside and have now returned to Shanghai and become self-employed.
Gao Zhihua's mother likes Qin Nan and hopes that she will become her daughter-in-law. Gao Zhihua also feels deeply attached to Qin Nan, but he does not know how to express his love. He and his mother are a bit puzzled by Qin Nan's constantly solemn face and withdrawn speech.
The fact is that Qin Nan has a five-year-old son. When she was in the countryside she fell in love with a young man and bore his child. But the man later deserted her and went abroad. She has raised the boy all by herself. Afraid of gossip and persecution in the city, she has kept her secret and left her son in the country.
One day she comes across Xiao Yun, a crippled girl, whose words and example give her courage. She brings her son from the countryside to Shanghai. Immediately rumors spread. The Gao's family also faces a crisis. The mother completely changes her attitude towards Qin Nan. The son is undergoing a severe test of his feelings ...
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