Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (1998)
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
Writers:
Yan Geling, Joan Chen.
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Li Xiaolu as Wen Xiu |
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Lopsang as Lao Jin |
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Zheng Qian as Li Chuanbei |
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Lü Yue as Father |
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Gao Jie as Mother |
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Li Zhizhi as Sister |
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Lü Zhong as Belt Man |
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Qiao Qian as Chen Li |
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Jiang Cheng as Rider A |
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Yang Xiaoyu as Girl |
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Gu Xuejun as Rider B |
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Huri as Holligan |
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Li Zhizheng as Headquarter's Chief |
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Kun Zhang as Assistant |
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Shijin Li as Jeep Driver |
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Dong Jia as Yak Herder A |
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Qiang Gao as Peddler |
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Xuelan Cao as Honey Dealer |
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Wenyuan Qin as Motorcycle Man |
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Xiaoying Tan as Tractor Man |
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Wenqi Hu as Janitor |
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Yayu Li as Nurse A |
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Min Du as Nurse B |
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Jiong Cao as Three Toes |
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Dashui Jia as Patient A |
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Chen Yu as Patient B |
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Wang Luoyong as Narrator (voice) |
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Xiaolin Yu as Jeep Driver (voice) |
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Wang Yu as Yak Herder B |
| Writing | Yan Geling | Novel |
| Writing | Yan Geling | Screenplay |
| Directing | Joan Chen | Director |
| Camera | Lü Yue | Director of Photography |
| Art | Lau Sai-Wan | Art Direction |
| Camera | Michael Chin | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ruby Yang | Editor |
| Production | Alice Chan Wai-Chung | Producer |
| Production | Joan Chen | Producer |
| Production | Joan Chen | Executive Producer |
| Production | Allison Liu | Executive Producer |
| Production | Cecile Shah Tsuei | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ruby Yang | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Siu Chung | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Joan Chen | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lai Pan | Costume Design |