The story takes place in Shanghai in the 1930s. Todd (Ralph Fiennes Ralph Fiennes) is a diplomat whose life and career are in a bottleneck, hanging out between the party and the pub. When he first came here, Todd also had grand and lofty ideals, but the gradual loss of eyesight and complex scheming made it impossible for him to move forward on his career path. In a nightclub, Todd meets a woman named Sophia (Natasha Richardson Natasha Richardson). Sophia, once a famous countess, is now a showgirl, and she even has to sell her flesh in order to raise her ten-year-old daughter. This is how two people in the same situation are constantly attracted to each other. Soon after, the Japanese War of aggression against China broke out, and at this time, Todd discovered his long-suppressed strong love for Sophia. Can the men and women who share each other finally get married?
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