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Raise the Red Lantern

2026·2h 5m·PG
DramaRomance
IMDb Rating
★ 8.1/10
38,088 votes

A young woman becomes the fourth concubine of a wealthy man and soon realizes there's fierce competition for his attention and the associated privileges.

Raise the Red Lantern is a 2026 drama romance movie directed by Yimou Zhang, starring Gong Li, Cuifen Cao, Saifei He. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.1/10 from 38,088 votes and runs 2h 5m.

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Director
Yimou Zhang
Stars
Gong Li
Cuifen Cao
Saifei He
Jingwu Ma
Details
2026-01-01
125 min
Movie
PG
★ China, Hong Kong
★ Mandarin
Keywords
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