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Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

Original title: Tian yu
  • 19981998
  • RR
  • 1h 39m
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7.5/10
3.5K
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Xiaolu Li in Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (1998)
Drama
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 lat... Read allYoung 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... Read allYoung 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.
IMDb RATING
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    • Joan Chen
    • Joan Chen
    • Geling Yan(novel "Tian Yu")
  • Stars
    • Xiaolu Li
    • Lopsang
    • Zheng Qian
    • Joan Chen
    • Joan Chen
    • Geling Yan(novel "Tian Yu")
  • Stars
    • Xiaolu Li
    • Lopsang
    • Zheng Qian
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    • 74User reviews
    • 42Critic reviews
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    Xiaolu Li
    Xiaolu Li
    • Wenxiu (Xiu Xiu)
    • (as Lu Lu)
    Lopsang
    • Lao Jin
    Zheng Qian
    • Li Chuanbei
    Jie Gao
    • Mother
    Qianqian Li
    • Sister
    Yue Lü
    Yue Lü
    • Father
    Qian Qiao
    • Chen Li
    Cheng Jiang
    • Rider A
    Xiaoyu Yang
    • Girl
    Xuejun Gu
    • Rider B
    Huzi
    • Hooligan
    Zhizheng Li
    • Headquarter's Chief
    Kun Zhang
    • Assistant
    Shijin Li
    • Jeep Driver
    Dong Jia
    • Yak Herder A
    Yu Wang
    • Yak Herder B
    • (as Wang Yue)
    Qiang Gao
    • Peddler
    Xuelan Cao
    • Honey Dealer
      • Joan Chen
      • Joan Chen
      • Geling Yan(novel "Tian Yu") (screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Provided the band Xiu Xiu with its name.
    • Goofs
      From 89:34 to 92:18, Xiu Xiu's right side hair is braided; from 92:30 on, her left side hair is braided instead.
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    • Soundtracks
      Water of Desire
      Lyric by Johnny Chen

      Performed by Chyi

    User reviews74

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    10/10
    A tale of unimaginable brutality.
    Though there was the usual disclaimer at the end regarding persons living or dead, this film has an undeniable authentic feel.

    The Tibetan country-side is at once breathtaking and desolate; a perfect setting for a tale of unimaginable brutality. Far from overwhelming the movie, the music underscores Chen's theme of suffering and injustice visited upon young Chinese girls who were separated from their families and sent to places unknown, never to be heard from or seen again; young girls who were in effect disappeared. This is a film that will stay with me for a long time to come.
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    • Feb 14, 2000

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    • Release date
      • November 16, 2000 (Hong Kong)
      • Hong Kong
      • United States
      • Taiwan
      • Stratosphere Entertainment
      • Mandarin
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      • Good Machine
      • Whispering Steppes L.P.
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    • 1 hour 39 minutes
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