The Twin Bracelets

Two teenage girls make a pledge to each other to be as "man and wife" in a small Chinese fishing town. The notions of women's rights or sexual freedom are absent in their oppressive patriarchal culture, and when one becomes happily married to a stranger, the other is cruelly betrothed to the abusive son of a wealthy family. Seeking to free herself from a lifetime of abuse, Hui-hua desperately looks for a way out.

Cast

Winnie Lau Siu-Wai

as Hsiu

Vivian Chen

as Hui-hua

Roger Kwok Chun-On

as Kuang

Michael Tao Tai-Yu

as Hui-hua's Brother

Wong Yat-Fei

as Singing Man

Lily Lai-Lai Liu

Max Ho

Chow Tin-Dak

Mak Yan-Wa

Chan Wan-Yue

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