Movie
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl
Overview
Young teen girl Xiu Xiu is sent away to a remote corner of the Sichuan steppes for manual labor in 1975 (sending young people to there was a part of Cultural Revolution in China). A year later, she agrees to go to even more remote spot with a Tibetan saddle tramp Lao Jin to learn horse herding.
Details
- Release date
- 1998-02-19
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Good Machine, Whispering Steppes
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Li Xiaolu as Wen Xiu
- Lopsang as Lao Jin
- Zheng Qian as Li Chuanbei
- Lü Yue as Father
- Gao Jie as Mother
- Li Zhizhi as Sister
- Lü Zhong as Belt Man
- Qiao Qian as Chen Li
- Jiang Cheng as Rider A
- Yang Xiaoyu as Girl
- Gu Xuejun as Rider B
- Huri as Holligan
Crew
- Joan Chen - Director
- Yan Geling - Screenplay
- Joan Chen - Screenplay
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