Top billed cast

1. 

   Maggie Cheung

   Ruan Lingyu

2. 

   Tony Leung Ka-fai

   Cai Chusheng

3. 

   Ronald Chin Han

   Tang Jishan

4. 

   Carina Lau

   Li Lili

5. 

   Lawrence Ng Kai-Wah

   Zhang Damin

6. 

   Cecilia Yip Tung

   Lin Chuchu

7. 

   Waise Lee Chi-Hung

   Li Minwei

8. 

   Paul Chang Chung

   Luo Mingyou

9. 

   Maryanna Yip San

   Chen Yanyan

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2026-05-08

Though I didn't love the slightly confused style of this biopic, it's certainly a gloriously photographed story of the life of Ruan Lingyu (Maggie Cheung) as she embarked on the production of her final film "New Woman". She was an acclaimed silent film star in 1930s China who lived her life to the full, shall we say, and ultimately fell foul of a political class that was being more than subtly influenced by the aspiring Kuomintang movement. It didn't help that she was involved in a bit of a love triangle with the successful but married tea exporter Tang Chi-Shan (Chin Han) and coupled with her...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• biography
• historical drama
• 1930s
• romantic drama
• ambiguous