Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl (1998)

Original title

Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

Directed by

Joan Chen

Genre

drama film

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

18

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 50 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage girl is sent to a remote grassland in Tibet during the Cultural Revolution to learn from nomadic herders. She tries to find a way home but faces hardship and exploitation.

melancholicslow-burnbleakvisually lushintimatelonelyunsettlingpoignant

What happens

Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl (Chinese: 天浴; pinyin: Tiān Yù; lit. 'Celestial Bath') is a 1998 Chinese drama film directed by Joan Chen in her directorial debut, who co-wrote the screenplay with Geling Yan. Based on Yan's 1981 short story "Celestial Bath", the film is set in the 1970s during the Cultural Revolution's Down to the Countryside Movement in People's Republic of China. The film stars Li Xiaolu as the titular character, with Lobsang Chompel also starring. The film premiered at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival and collected top prizes from various film festivals. It was released in the United States on May 7, 1999. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

• Once Upon a Time in Shanghai (1998)
• English (2018)
• In the Heat of the Sun (1994)
• Not One Less (1999)
• Xiao Wu (1997)
• King of the Children (1987)
• The Road Home (1999)
• The Pluto Moment (2018)