Madame Bamboo

Madame Bamboo

1991 · 106 min · ★ 4.2 · Drama, Comedy

Sin Pal and Hei Sin Lam star in this erotically charged film about two women who are both driven into a life of prostitution but for very different reasons. The first story involves a husband who punishes his wife for cheating; in the other story, a teenager must escape a strange betrothal to an 8-year-old boy.

Directed by Hsia Tsu-hui · Written by Li Han-Hsiang

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