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Huayao Bride in Shangrila (2005)

Huayao Bride in Shangrila poster
Original title
花腰新娘
Directed by
Zhang Jiarui
Genre
romance film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 27m
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman from a Chinese ethnic minority village must choose between her love for a man and her passion for dance. The local custom requires newlyweds to live separately for three years.

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What happens

Huayao Bride in Shangrila (originaltittel: Hua yao xin niang) er en kinesisk romantisk film fra 2005 regissert av Zhang Jiarui. Filmen handler om en vakker ung kvinne på den kinesiske landsbygda som må velge mellom kjærligheten og sin lidenskap for dans. Hun tilhører en etnisk minoritet hvor skikken er at alle nygifte må leve adskilt i tre år. Hovedrollen spilles av Zhang Jingchu. Den ble tildelt prisen for fremragende film ved Huabiao Awards (sammen med flere filmer). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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