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Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

Name: Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl
Director: Joan Chen
Genre: Drama
Released: 1998-02-19
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Li Xiaolu, Lopsang, Zheng Qian, Lü Yue, Gao Jie

1998 · 1h 39m · Drama

IMDb 7.5 RT 96%

Watch it—this is a haunting, historically significant drama from acclaimed Chinese director Joan Chen that unflinchingly examines a dark chapter of the Cultural Revolution through one girl's devastating journey. It's heavy and deliberately paced, but if you're seeking cinema that challenges and lingers, this deserves your night.

Plot

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.

Director: Joan Chen

Cast: Li Xiaolu, Lopsang, Zheng Qian, Lü Yue, Gao Jie

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