Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-11-16

Languages:

Mandarin

Countries:

Hong Kong, USA, Taiwan

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (2632 Reviews)

Director:

Joan Chen

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Xiaolu Li Lopsang Zheng Qian Jie Gao

Writer:

Joan Chen

Geling Yan (novel)

Geling Yan (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Young teen girl Xiu Xiu is sent away to a remote corner of the Sichuan steppes for manual labor in 1975 (sending young people to there was a part of Cultural Revolution in China). A year later, she agrees to go to even more remote spot with a Tibetan saddle tramp Lao Jin to learn horse herding.

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