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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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.
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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)
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