Unforgettable Life is the first movie concerning premarital pregnancy in China, directed by Tian Zhuangzhuang

Tian Zhuangzhuang

Tian Zhuangzhuang is a Chinese film director and producer.Tian was born to an influential actor and actress in China. Following a short stint in the military, Tian began his artistic career first as an amateur photographer and then as an assistant cinematographer at the Beijing Agricultural Film...

in 1988. It is reported that this film has been banned for 17 years because of its sensitive topic.

Plot

A host in television station named Lu Yun has an artificial abortion operation because she gets pregnant when unmarried，which makes her realize that premarital pregnancy is a very serious social problem. So she decides to make a special report on this problem.

Reception

This film reflects the opinions of sex of young women in China who are influenced deeply by open and reform in the 1980s. It emphasizes the harm to women caused by premarital pregnancy by referring to some serious problems like sexual harassment, incest, extramarital affair, love triangle, sexlessness and etc.

External links

• http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzkzNTk5Mg.html