Recommended from age 12. Chinese actress biopic with suicide.
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- Difficult themes
- War, bullying, illness, broken families, hard real events.
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UK
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Spain
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Availability as of 18 October 2026. Data from JustWatch. Streaming data and logos: JustWatch.
Top cast
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Maggie Cheung (opens in a new tab) Ruan Lingyu -
Tony Leung Ka-fai (opens in a new tab) Cai Chusheng -
Ronald Chin Han (opens in a new tab) Tang Jishan -
Carina Lau (opens in a new tab) Li Lili -
Lawrence Ng (opens in a new tab) Zhang Damin -
Cecilia Yip Tung (opens in a new tab) Lin Chuchu
Directed by: Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang (opens in a new tab)
Cast and photos: TMDB.
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What it’s about
Based on the tragic true story of China's first prima donna of the silver screen, Ruan Lingyu, chronicling her rise to fame as a movie actress in Shanghai during the 1930s.
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