A Thousand Threads

This film (drama)Also known as千丝万缕，is aMainland ChinaProducerbeauty live，At2003Released in year 。The dialogue language isMandarin，Current Douban rating7.9(For reference only)。

In the early 1930s, the Fang, Han, Zheng, and Yan families living in Shanghai become entwined through the marriages of their children, leading to one heart-wrenching, deeply moving, and tortuous story after another. The Fang family is a prestigious local family. Following the early death of Mr. Fang, the intelligent and capable Mrs. Fang has been in charge of family affairs. The eldest son, Fang Zhenya, is the manager of a shipping company in Shanghai, in his forties and still unmarried. Due to his sincere and honest nature, he holds no position of authority in the family. The younger son, Fang Xingya (played by Tang Zhenzong), studied abroad and is the deputy director of a famous hospital in Shanghai, enjoying a high social status and reputation. At home, he is favored by his mother and is a man of his word. His wife, Han Yunqing (played by Jiang Shan), was wrongfully imprisoned for six years on charges related to a murder case. To protect the reputation of the Fang family and her husband's name, as well as the future of their children, she had no choice but to divorce Xingya, leaving behind their two children, Panpan and Dudu. To avoid the impact of being labeled a "murderer" on the family's reputation, the Fang family deceives the two children by saying their mother has passed away... The Han family is a small household. Mr. Han makes a living by carrying loads and selling candy figures. Although he does not believe his daughter would commit murder, he still feels that his daughter has brought shame upon him, making it difficult for him to hold his head high in front of the Fang family and others. His son, Han Yuntian (played by Zhong Hanliang), is Han Yunqing's younger brother. He believes there must be more to the story behind his sister's imprisonment. He vows to uncover the truth of the case. To this end, he chooses to study law and works hard to learn legal knowledge... The Zheng family consists of Mr. and Mrs. Zheng, small business owners of a dyeing shop. They have two daughters; the eldest daughter, Yingjia, is a small office worker, a spinster. The youngest daughter, Sijia, studies at a university and is Yuntian's girlfriend. However, she has suffered from epilepsy since childhood, treating it as a secret... The more she loves Yuntian, the more reluctant she is to marry him. Additionally, Mr. Zheng looks down on the Han family and is unwilling to marry his daughter to Yuntian. The Yan family has only a father and daughter. Mr. Yan is a famous lawyer, well-versed in legal principles and deeply values loyalty and integrity, especially the character of a lawyer. Although he is employed by the Fang family, he refuses to go against his conscience; he passionately defends Yunqing in her case, successfully obtaining a reduced sentence for her. He also refuses to handle the divorce case between Yunqing and Xingya. His only daughter, Kaizhen, suffers from heartbreak after a failed first love and has been quietly healing at home. Later, she encounters Yuntian.