The film follows the rise and fall of a family in Shanghai. Once wealthy and capitalist, the family unraveled during the Cultural Revolution in the 1960s and 1970s. Their home, once a French concession mansion, was converted into a multi-family dwelling.
王祖賢
as 小妹
Feng Yuanzheng
as 阿荣
顧美華
as 静文
Zheng Zhenyao
as 母亲
Na Renhua
as 张医生
Zhao Youliang
as 大哥
Song Ruhui
as 惠娟
Liu Xiao Liang
as 洁妮