''Forbidden Nights'' is a 1990 American

made-for-television A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie or TV film/movie, is a feature-length film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a television network, in contrast to theatrical films made for ...

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Waris Hussein Waris Hussein ('' né'' Habibullah; born 9 December 1938) is a British-Indian television and film director. At the beginning of his career he was employed by the BBC as its youngest drama director. He directed early episodes of ''Doctor Who'', in ...

and based on the article ''The Rocky Course of Love in China'' written by Judith Shapiro. The film was shot in

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...

and stars Melissa Gilbert, Robin Shou and Victor K. Wong.Review Summary
The New York Times The film also marked the American debut of Shou, who wouldn't act in another American film until '' Mortal Kombat'' in 1995.

Plot

Set in Red China in 1979, the film focuses on Judith Shapiro, an American teacher who falls in love with

Liang Heng Liang Heng () (born 1954) is a Chinese writer and scholar. He co-authored ''Son of the Revolution,'' a memoir of growing up during the tumultuous Cultural Revolution and ''After the Nightmare'', another first-person account of China, this time ...

, a Chinese radical, trying to bring political reform to his homeland. She puts all her wishes and dreams away to fit into his ideals, but soon, trouble starts to come.

Cast

* Melissa Gilbert as Judith Shapiro * Robin Shou as

* Victor K. Wong as Ho *

Tzi Ma Tzi Ma (;) is a Hong Kong-American actor. He is well known for his roles in television shows, such as '' The Man in the High Castle'' and '' 24'', and films, such as ''Dante's Peak'', '' Rush Hour'', '' Rush Hour 3'', ''Arrival'', '' The Farewe ...

as Li Dao *

Stephen Fung Fung Tak-lun (born 9 August 1974), known professionally as Stephen Fung, is a Hong Kong actor, singer, writer, and film director. Biography Fung Tak-lun was born in Hong Kong and studied at German Swiss International School. He is a graduate of t ...

as Young Liang Hong

References

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* 1990 television films 1990 films 1990 drama films Films set in 1979 Films set in Republic of China (1912–1949) Films shot in Hong Kong 1990s English-language films Films about interracial romance Films directed by Waris Hussein CBS network films Warner Bros. films American drama television films 1990s American films {{US-tv-drama-film-stub