Tianqing falls in love with Ju Dou, his uncle's wife who is tortured for being childless. However, after they have an affair, they discover that his uncle is impotent and try to conceal the truth.
Ju Dou has generally received very positive reviews.
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By Private U (13,627) on 10 Jun 2007
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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 01 Jan 2000
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Ju Dou was released in 1990 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 73 reviews, giving Ju Dou (1990) an average rating of 80%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 83% and users giving an average score of 80%.
With a score of 80%, Ju Dou is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1990, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1990 with similar scores include films like Dances with Wolves, Misery and Awakenings.
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