Jasmine Women

Jun 13, 2004

2h 10m

★ 7.6

Overview

Zhang Ziyi plays the youngest of three generations of women who leads lives in Shanghai. Joan Chen plays the great-grandmother, grandmother, and mother. The film recounts this family, the mistakes they make, and a cycle that the granddaughter breaks out of.

Genres

Drama

Family

Romance

Production Companies

China Film Group

Beijing Jinyinma Movie & TV Culture Co.

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Cast

Young Mo

Zhang Ziyi

Elder Mo

Joan Chen

Mr. Meng

Jiang Wen

Xia Du

Liu Ye

Zou Jie

Lu Yi

Lin Dongfu

Huang Daliang

Ge Lili

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