Lotus (1987)

Lotus is a traditional Chinese woman with bound feet who must decide whether or not to bind her daughter Joys feet Her strict but loving motherinlaw insists that Joys 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 daughters life forever