Tuya's Marriage (2006)

Original title

图雅的婚事

Directed by

Wang Quan'an

Genre

drama film

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

12

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 40 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A sheep herder named Tuya lives with her disabled husband and children in Inner Mongolia where water is scarce. After her husband becomes unable to work, Tuya agrees to divorce him and looks for a new husband who will also support her first husband and their kids.

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What happens

Tuya's Marriage is a 2006 Chinese film directed by Wang Quan'an. The film depicts life in Inner Mongolia, in a region where the decline in groundwater is making life hard for sheep herders. It tells the story of Tuya and her husband, Bater, who agree to divorce in the hope of finding a husband who will be prepared to look after both of them and their children. Nan Yu played the role of Tuya; many male cast members were played by non-actors with the same name as their character. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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