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.
Starring Shang-Guan Yun-Zhu, Ma Lan, Wu Yin, Yin Wu, Yan Huang, Qi Meng-Shi, Heng Qi, Wang Longji, Ping Wang
Watch "The Lights of Ten Thousand Homes" on Amazon released in 1948. 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, and is currently only available for purchase or rent.
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