1000 Pieces of Gold is a romantic drama film released in the year 1991. The film as been directed by Nancy Kelly and the leading stars of the film are Rosalind Chao, Chris Cooper, Michael Paul Chan and Dennis Dun. The story of the film revolves around who is sold by her cruel father to a marriage broker, who decides to ship her to Hong Kong. The marriage broker sells her to a sellfish and greedy saloonkeeper who decides to make her a prostitute. But, Lula refuses to become a prostitute and attacks him with a knife. This makes it clear to him that Lula is not suitable for becoming a prostitute. With her cleverness and attractiveness she evades from the hands of the saloonkeeper and goes away with Charlie Bemis, who is a Hong Kong’s white business partner, who wins her at a game of poker. The film is based on a true story and is adopted from the novel of the same name. The film is pretty straightforward and there is not too much suspense in the film. Actually, It is more like a documentary than a film. Overall, it is a great film with a strong storyline.