Super, Girls! (2007)
- Original title
- 超级女生
- Directed by
- Jian Yi
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- 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 documentary following ten teenage girls competing in a Chinese singing contest similar to American Idol. It shows their auditions and competitions over several months, and the show's cancellation is noted at the end.
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What happens
Super, Girls! (Chinese: 超级女生; pinyin: chāo jí nǚ shēng), directed by Jian Yi, is a 2007 independent Chinese documentary that follows 10 female teenagers on their quest to become instant superstars on China's biggest television show. The Chinese equivalent of American Idol, the "Super Girls Singing Contest" spawned an unprecedented pop culture phenomenon. Drawing over 400 million viewers, the ending text of the documentary implies the show was cancelled by the Chinese government for political reasons. The film assesses the contestants’ lives over several months. Through interviews and footage of auditions and competitions, Super, Girls! examines sexuality and success in the new China. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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