The Dilemma
The Dilemma
1919, Chinese. Directed by Pengnian Ren.
A wealthy man takes a grieving widow as his wife, buying her from her father-in-law, although the widow wants to remain true to her late husband's memory. Fortunately, the rich man's daughter admires and sympathizes with the filial widow, helps her hide in the countryside and then covertly gives her enough money to flee elsewhere and maintain her chastity.
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- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 1 January 1919
- Original title
- 兩難
- Country
- China
- Written by
- Chunsheng Chen
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The Dilemma isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1919. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Dilemma?
The Dilemma (1919) was directed by Pengnian Ren and stars Yuanyi Ding, Guirong Bao, Shengwu Zhang.