Movielogr
Ripples Across Stagnant Water (2004)
Directed by Zifeng Ling
Overview
With few other real options, when the young village woman in this story is offered an arranged marriage with a kindly but mildly retarded shopkeeper who lives in a nearby town, she readily accepts. Once she has settled into her new home, she becomes involved with her new husband’s patron, a man involved in some underworld trading activities.
Length 91 minutes