Luk Mo-jing (Lee Yi-nin) moves to a nearby town to escape from being married off to a rich factory owner. In her new life, she finally meets a man she loves, only to discover that he, too, is Mr. Wrong. With her adopted daughter Sau-wah (Leong Tim-tim) in tow, Mo-jing establishes a vocational school for girls from poor families. Showing the harsh obstacles that face a woman in 1930's Chinese society, the film depicts a new generation of women who pursues a freer life and independence. It also gives us a chance to see legendary actors like Lee Yi-nin, Wong Cho-shan and Chan Lap-bun at work. The image and sound quality of the long lost film may not be ideal but the highly original story depicting working class women struggling against class and gender oppression continues to be moving and daring in today's lights, and serves to significantly talk back to our lack of knowledge and imagination regarding the possibilities of modern South Chinese culture.

Guest Commentator: Yau Ching
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