The Pawned Wife

Overview

A young starving married couple leave their baby with mum to find better fortune. They stowaway on a train, but are caught by a guard. The husband kills the guard and is injured, then is shot by another railway employee. The couple find shelter and are helped by a young monk and hindered by his master. The young monk suggests that, in order to pay for medical treatment, that the woman follow the village custom and pawn herself. Presenting herself as having a sick brother instead of a husband, the woman is pawned to an ugly but sincere villager named Ox.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1985

Original language

Chinese

Spoken languages

Chinese

Countries

Taiwan

Production

Yung Sheng Film Company

Cast

Lu Hsiao-Fen,Zou Lin-lin

Director

Wang Chu-Chin

Writer

Chang Yung-hsiang

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1548550