Release Date | 1991-04-26 |
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Runtime | 105 minutes |
Genres | Drama, Romance |
Stars | Rosalind Chao, Chris Cooper, Michael Paul Chan, Dennis Dun, Will Oldham |
Directors | Nancy Kelly, Anne Makepeace, Ruthanne Lum McCunn, Kenji Yamamoto, Sarah Green |
In 1880s China, young Lalu is sold into marriage by her impoverished father. Rather than becoming a bride, Lalu ends up in an Idaho gold-mining town, the property of a saloon owner who renames her China Polly and plans to sell her as entertainment for the locals. Refusing to become a whore, Lalu ultimately finds her own way in this strange country filled with white demons.