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Director
  
Genre
  
Drama

Language
  
English

7.2/10
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Music director
  
Duration
  

Country
  
United States

Writer
  
Judith Shapiro
,
David Henry Hwang

Release date
  
April 10, 1990 (1990-04-10)

Cast
  
(Judith Shapiro), ,
Melissa Sue Anderson
(Marie Shapiro),
Victor Wong
,

Similar movies
  
Chinese Box (1997)

Forbidden nights


Forbidden Nights is a 1990 American made-for-television drama film directed by Waris Hussein and based on the article The Rocky Course of Love in China written by Judith Shapiro. The film was shot in Hong Kong and stars Melissa Gilbert, Robin Shou and Victor K. Wong. The film also marked the American debut of Shou, who wouldn't act in another American film until Mortal Kombat in 1995.

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Plot

Set in Red China in 1979, the film focuses on Judith Shapiro, an American teacher who falls in love with Liang Hong, a Chinese radical, trying to bring political reform to his homeland. She puts all her wishes and dreams away to fit into his ideals, but soon, trouble starts to come.

Cast

  • Melissa Gilbert as Judith Shapiro
  • Robin Shou as Liang Hong
  • Victor K. Wong as Ho
  • Tzi Ma as Li Dao
  • Stephen Fung as Young Liang Hong
  • References

    Forbidden Nights Wikipedia
    Forbidden Nights IMDb Forbidden Nights themoviedb.org


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