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The Lights of Ten Thousand Homes

萬家燈火 (original)

This tale of familial warfare and sacrifice takes place in hard-pressed Shanghai at the end of the 1940s. Hu Zhiqing can barely support his wife and children, and his situation is worsened by the unexpected arrival of his mother, brother and sister-in-law. When he is fired by his unscrupulous boss, the whole family becomes embroiled in one emotional/economic struggle after another.

Spoken language: zh
This tale of familial warfare and sacrifice takes place in hard-pressed Shanghai at the end of the 1940s. Hu Zhiqing can barely support his wife and children, and his situation is worsened by the unexpected arrival of his moth... Read more

It's a drama movie, and has a rating of 7.2 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.

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Not found streaming from Germany.

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