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
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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