
April 25, 1910 · 116 years old
Ruan Lingyu, born Ruan Fenggen, also known by her English name Lily Yuen, was a Chinese silent film actress. One of the most prominent Chinese film stars of the 1930s, her exceptional acting ability and suicide at the age of 25 led her to become an icon of Chinese cinema.

Street walker by night, devoted mother by day, a woman fights to get her young son an education amid criminal and social injustice in China.

A decades-spanning romantic drama about a woman who pays dearly for following her heart.