TV series

Mother's Life

2018 · 1 season

A sweeping, emotionally charged saga of a woman's endurance against cruelty and loss, unfolding slowly with high stakes.

In short: Chinese television series
How it feels: Melancholic, dark, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, survival, grief, betrayal
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
survival
grief
betrayal
gender
Places: countryside
small town
home
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

All scales, 0 to 10

Yue LinaYing Ninag
Yu YiLong Jizong / Long Yanzong
Zhang ShaohuaMrs. Long
Shi KeYoung Mrs. Long
Liu ZhiyangShi Shaoqing
Xiao YinMiss Hong
Ni HongjieLong Wanshi
Yang KunShe Guanjia
Wang HuichunLong Fu
Hei Zi
Kou ZhenhaiMaster Long
Shao Yun
Zhang QiThird uncle
Jiang BaixuanIkeda Osa [Supreme commander of the Japanese Army in Xiaoxing County]

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Genres: family
Created by: Guo Jingyu, Ju Xingmao
Starring: Yue Lina, Yu Yi, Zhang Shaohua, Shi Ke, Liu Zhiyang, Xiao Yin, Ni Hongjie, Yang Kun
Length: 1 seasons, 76 episodes, 45 min each
Network: Tencent Video, iQiyi
Country: China
Languages: Mandarin