

The Goddess
A story of a mother’s love.
A young prostitute, who is trying to give her infant son a good start in life, must contend with a coercive pimp and the prejudices of others.
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- prostitute
- silent film
- street walker
- hooker
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Release dates
United KingdomGB
- PremiereBFI London Film Festival(digitally restored version)14 Oct 2014
ChinaCN
- Theatrical7 Dec 1934
- PremiereShanghai International Film Festival7 Oct 1993
- PremiereShanghai International Film Festival14 Jun 2005
- Premiere Shanghai International Film Festival(restored version)14 Jun 2014
- PremiereShanghai International Film Festival(musical version)14 Jun 2024
Hong KongHK
- PremiereHong Kong International Film Festival(restored version)5 Apr 2021
ItalyIT
- PremiereTurin, Ombre Elettriche Festival5 Mar 1982
KazakhstanKZ
- PremiereEurasia International Film Festival23 Jul 2017
UruguayUY
- TheatricalCinemateca Uruguaya13 Jan 2018
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The Goddess was released on 7 December 1934.
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CinemaSerf
11/30/2025
There is something really quite poignant about this story of a young Chinese mother who finds herself trapped in a scenario that offers her little chance of liberation. She (Ruan Lingyu) is trying to bring up her baby son by working in a brothel. When the police raid that one evening, she darts down an alleyway and seeks shelter in what she doesn’t appreciate is the home of “Zhang” (Zhang Zhizhi). He’s a bully and an…
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