Lotus
1987, English. Directed by Arthur Dong.
Lotus is a traditional Chinese woman with bound feet who must decide whether or not to bind her daughter Joy's feet. Her strict, but loving, mother-in-law insists that Joy's feet be bound in order to guarantee her a secure future. Lotus, for the first time in her life, does not blindly obey. She is further influenced by her good friend, Coral, a colorful performer with a traveling Cantonese opera troupe who openly challenges the outlawed custom. In the end, Lotus makes a decision which will change her daughter's life forever.
- Runtime
- 0h 27m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 January 1987
- Written by
- Arthur Dong, Lorraine Dong, Rebecca Soladay
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Lotus isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1987. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Lotus?
Lotus (1987) was directed by Arthur Dong and stars Lucia Hwong, Lisa Lu, April Hong.