The Twin Bracelets

Two teenage girls make a pledge to each other to be as "man and wife" in a small Chinese fishing town. The notions of women's rights or sexual freedom are absent in their oppressive patriarchal culture, and when one becomes happily married to a stranger, the other is cruelly betrothed to the abusive son of a wealthy family. Seeking to free herself from a lifetime of abuse, Hui-hua desperately looks for a way out.

Director: Huang Yu-Shan

Cast: Winnie Lau Siu-Wai, Vivian Chen, Roger Kwok Chun-On, Michael Tao Tai-Yu, Wong Yat-Fei, Lily Lai-Lai Liu, Max Ho, Chow Tin-Dak

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