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Girl From Hunan

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The family of 12-year-old Xiao Xiao (Liu Qing) arranges her marriage to 2-year-old Chun Guan (Zhang Yu) and sends her to a remote, rural village where she lives with her prospective in-laws and raises the boy mostly by herself. Four years later, Xiao Xiao (Na Renhua) succumbs to the charms of handsome farmhand Hua Gou (Deng Xiao-quang) but finds her reputation in danger. In a world where dishonored women can be put to death, Xiao Xiao's future is far from certain.

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s r Showing the time period's culture and how its expectations could control and ruin lives. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member The story is adapted from the novel,Xiao xiao,written by Shen Congwen. Literally, I feel quite disappointed about the ending. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member A drama that takes us into the inequality of gender and social status in china. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The family of 12-year-old Xiao Xiao (Liu Qing) arranges her marriage to 2-year-old Chun Guan (Zhang Yu) and sends her to a remote, rural village where she lives with her prospective in-laws and raises the boy mostly by herself. Four years later, Xiao Xiao (Na Renhua) succumbs to the charms of handsome farmhand Hua Gou (Deng Xiao-quang) but finds her reputation in danger. In a world where dishonored women can be put to death, Xiao Xiao's future is far from certain.
Director
U Lan, Fei Xie
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 39m