Li Baicheng is a charismatic fortune teller who services a clientele of prostitutes and marginalized figures whose jobs, like his, are commonplace but technically illegal in China. He practices his ancient craft in a village near Beijing while taking care of his deaf and dumb wife Pearl, who he rescued from her family's mistreatment. Winter brings a police crackdown on both fortune tellers and prostitutes, forcing Li and Pearl into temporary exile in his hometown, where he revisits old family demons. His humble story is told with chapter headings similar to Qing Dynasty popular fiction.
厉百程
石珍珠
唐小雁
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Li Baicheng is a charismatic fortune teller who services a clientele of prostitutes and marginalized figures whose jobs, like his, are commonplace but technically illegal in China. He practices his ancient craft in a village near Beijing while taking care of his deaf and dumb wife Pearl, who he rescued from her family's mistreatment. Winter brings a police crackdown on both fortune tellers and prostitutes, forcing Li and Pearl into temporary exile in his hometown, where he revisits old family demons. His humble story is told with chapter headings similar to Qing Dynasty popular fiction.
Movie / 2007
Movie / 1994
Movie / 2025
Movie / 2000
Movie / 2004
Movie / 1970
Movie / 2007
Movie / 1982
Movie / 2022
Movie / 1962
Movie / 2008
Movie / 2023
Movie / 1996
Movie / 2008
Movie / 2025
Movie / 2024
Movie / 2004
Movie / 1990
Movie / 1988
Movie / 1942