24 年前
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The last thing Eddie Mills (Larry Clarke) wants to do is go home to deal with his dying Dad (Brian Dennehy). But the Catholic guilt gnaws at him, and he returns home to his crazy family, an overbearing step-mother (Leslie Ann Warren) , and his bear of a father. Once there, Eddie is confronted with a revelation that forces him to deal with the past he has always avoided.。某村杨家寡妇立福嫂与单身农民曾良臣相爱。杨氏宗族族长杨永成认为此事伤风败俗，丢了杨家的脸，提出将立福嫂之女杨春梅嫁给曾良臣，以免家丑外扬。立福嫂慑于族法，不得不从。但春梅早已和同村青年朱小昌相爱。二人深夜相会，私订终身，决心向封建思想挑战。当晚，立福嫂与曾良臣也在竹林中商谈，被荣三嫂听见，欲抓她去见族长。立福嫂挣脱逃走，后上吊自杀被救。杨永成为整治立福嫂母女，重振族法，在祠堂内召开全族大会。王乡长及时赶来，向群众宣讲新婚姻法，启发群众控诉过去地主把持祠堂、欺压穷人的罪行，并砸烂了供奉在祠堂里的地主牌位，推倒了刻有封建族法的石碑。与此同时，杨永成的女儿杨环因受封建婚姻之苦，在婆家终日挨打挨骂，受尽虐待， 回到娘家又得不到父亲的同情，终于含恨投河自尽。严酷的事实使杨永成受到了教育。杨春梅与朱小昌、立福嫂与曾良臣也终于在新婚姻法的保障下，结成了幸福的夫妻。。
