When Ruo Ma was seventeen
When Ruo Ma Was Seventeen illustrates the perspectives and fantasies of young people towards love. Ruo Ma, a girl from the Xiani tribe, lives with her grandmother since childhood. Fantasising about the world outside, Ruo Ma wants to visit the city but has no money. She meets Ming, a photographer, wh...
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| Language: | Chinese |
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| Online Access: | Link to streaming video |
| Summary: | When Ruo Ma Was Seventeen illustrates the perspectives and fantasies of young people towards love. Ruo Ma, a girl from the Xiani tribe, lives with her grandmother since childhood. Fantasising about the world outside, Ruo Ma wants to visit the city but has no money. She meets Ming, a photographer, who helps her earn money by getting her to pose in her tribal costume with the tourists. But soon Ming has to leave. Screened at the Berlin International Film Festival and the Pusan International Film Festival. |
| Item Description: | Ethnographic video online, volume 2 Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 6, 2014). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (90 min.). Previously released as DVD. |
| Playing Time: | 01:30:09 |
| Awards: | Won 2003 Beijing Student Film Festival Special Jury Award Nominated 2003 Golden Rooster Awards, Best Cinematography Nominated 2003 Golden Rooster Awards, Best Film Nominated 2003 Golden Rooster Awards, Best Newcomer Nominated 2003 Golden Rooster Awards, Best Screenplay Nominated 2003 Montréal World Film Festival Grand Prix des Amériques Won 2004 Shanghai Film Critics Award, Best New Performer |
| Published: |
Honolulu, HI :
Asia Pacific Films,
2002.
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