A British medical doctor fights a cholera outbreak in a small Chinese village, while also being trapped at home in a loveless marriage to an unfaithful wife.
Directed by John Curran
infidelity
china
based on novel or book
shanghai, china
nun
cholera
foreign aid
doctor
epidemic
convent (nunnery)
loveless marriage
1920s
bacteriologist
Rank
#73 in 2006·#3792 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.6 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Edward Norton
Dr. Walter Fane
Naomi Watts
Kitty Fane
Liev Schreiber
Charlie Townsend
Toby Jones
Mr. Waddington
Diana Rigg
Mother Superior
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
Colonel Yu
Xia Yu
Wu Lien
Juliet Howland
Dorothy Townsend
Li Bin
Te-Ming
Zoe Telford
Leona
Marie-Laure Descoureaux
Sister St. Joseph
Maggie Steed
Mrs. Garstin
Crew
John Curran
Director
Ron Nyswaner
Screenplay
Alexandre Desplat
Original Music Composer
Stuart Dryburgh
Director of Photography
Bob Yari
Producer
Naomi Watts
Producer
Edward Norton
Producer
Ming Beaver Kwei
Producer
Yasmine Golchan
Producer
Ron Nyswaner
Executive Producer
Mark Gordon
Executive Producer
John Curran
Executive Producer
Popular Reviews
130 reviews
chrys
8.0★ · 04/09/26
Imagine cheating on your faithful, soft spoken, empathetic husband who’s helped hundreds of people and maybe the other generations from his invention.. I would never
Imagine cheating on your faithful, soft spoken, empathetic husband who’s helped hundreds of people and maybe the other generations from his invention.. I would never
Smhui
8.0★ · 03/01/26
Viva el romance (A medias) trágico.
Viva el romance (A medias) trágico.
Karima
8.0★ · 02/18/26
...سيظل هذا الفيلم يذكرني بأيام إيجي بست الجميلة حيث وجدته عشوائيا و أنا أبحث في الموقع و قرأت ملخصه ثم ضغطت على زر المشاهدة، لأكتشف الصدمة العميقة حين أدركت أن الملخص حرق عليّ الأحداث بأكملها لكنه كان وسيظل أحد أقرب الأفلام إلى قلبي
...سيظل هذا الفيلم يذكرني بأيام إيجي بست الجميلة حيث وجدته عشوائيا و أنا أبحث في الموقع و قرأت ملخصه ثم ضغطت على زر المشاهدة، لأكتشف الصدمة العميقة حين أدركت أن الملخص حرق عليّ الأحداث بأكملها لكنه كان وسيظل أحد أقرب الأفلام إلى قلبي
Elene888
https://youtu.be/PLFVGwGQcB0?si=B3NQAauoHLw6KGPq
ყოველი მოსმენისას ჟრუანტელი მივლის,თითქოს ყველა გრძნობას ერთად ვგრძნობ
ისე, ფილმიც კაია რა.
https://youtu.be/PLFVGwGQcB0?si=B3NQAauoHLw6KGPq
ყოველი მოსმენისას ჟრუანტელი მივლის,თითქოს ყველა გრძნობას ერთად ვგრძნობ
ისე, ფილმიც კაია რა.
emily
7.0★ · 09/29/25
Who would ever push away a deeply yearning Ed Norton? I certainly wouldn’t.
Who would ever push away a deeply yearning Ed Norton? I certainly wouldn’t.
