Credits

Regie

Chen Kaige

Cast

Leslie Cheung, Zhang Fengyi, Gong Li, Lü Qi, Ying Da

Genre

drama, historisch

Speelduur

171 minuten

Land

China, Hong Kong

Taal

Mandarijn

Ondertiteling

Engels

Storyline

Abandoned by his prostitute mother in 1920, Douzi was raised by a theater troupe. There he meets Shitou and over the following years the two develop an act entitled ‘Farewell My Concubine’ that brings them fame and fortune. When Shitou marries Juxian, Douzi becomes jealous, the beginnings of the acting duo’s explosive breakup and tragic fall take root.