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Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

Where:

Sichuan Province

When:

The 1970s

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.

Released in 1998 — 99 minutes

Genre:

Drama

Language:

Mandarin