Red Lotus
Pai Kit Fai2009

Li-Xia refuses to succumb to the fate of a concubine: beautiful and quick-witted, she desires more than to be just a painted slave. When her father orders her feet to be bound in the illegal and cruel practice of the Golden Lotus, she cleverly outwits him - Li-Xia knows her feet will be her freedom.

Her wilful spirit sends her to the silk-weaving factory of Ten Willows. Here, among the strict rules and brutal punishments, Li-Xia finds her first loving family - but her happiness is short-lived. Forced to flee rather than be called to the silk merchant's bed, Li-Xia is dealt a deadly punishment - but is rescued just in time by Ben Devereaux, a mysterious 'foreign devil'. Together with Ben, Li-Xia takes the first steps of a dangerous new journey...