Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

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Cast

Li Xiaolu

Wen Xiu

Lopsang

Lao Jin

Zheng Qian

Li Chuanbei

Lü Yue

Father

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Gao Jie

Mother

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Li Zhizhi

Sister

Lü Zhong

Belt Man

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Qiao Qian

Chen Li

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Jiang Cheng

Rider A

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Yang Xiaoyu

Girl

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Gu Xuejun

Rider B

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Huri

Holligan

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Li Zhizheng

Headquarter's Chief

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Kun Zhang

Assistant

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Shijin Li

Jeep Driver

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Dong Jia

Yak Herder A

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Qiang Gao

Peddler

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Xuelan Cao

Honey Dealer

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Wenyuan Qin

Motorcycle Man

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Xiaoying Tan

Tractor Man

Crew

Art

• Lau Sai-Wan Art Direction

Camera

• Lü Yue Director of Photography
• Michael Chin Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

• Lai Pan Costume Design

Directing

• Joan Chen Director

Editing

• Ruby Yang Editor

Production

• Alice Chan Wai-Chung Producer
• Joan Chen Producer
• Joan Chen Executive Producer
• Allison Liu Executive Producer
• Cecile Shah Tsuei Executive Producer
• Ruby Yang Associate Producer

Sound

• Siu Chung Original Music Composer

Writing

• Yan Geling Novel
• Yan Geling Screenplay
• Joan Chen Screenplay