"Ju Dou" by Zhang Yimou and Yang Fengliang won the Luis Bunuel Special Award in Cannes in 1990. [File photo]

About the film:

"Ju Dou" takes place in the early 20th century in rural China. The film is a tragedy, focusing on the characters of Ju Dou, a beautiful young woman who has been sold as a wife to Jinshan, an old cloth dyer.