Hidden Letters

2022

1h 26m

Documentary

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Hidden Letters tells the story of two Chinese women trying to balance their lives as independent women in modern China while confronting the traditional identity that defines but also oppresses them. Connected through their love for Nushu -- a centuries-old secret text shared amongst women -- each of them transforms through a pivotal period of their lives and takes a step closer to becoming the individuals they know they can be.

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

A meditative, finally upbeat pulse-taking of a sisterhood that stretches from an archaic writing form’s earliest days to the theoretically liberated women of China today.

Dec 30, 2022

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Devika Girish

New York Times

The film’s attempts to connect the past and the present feel too glib, lacking the force of historical detail.

Dec 8, 2022

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Phil Hoad

Guardian

This is a deft act of historical revival.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 30, 2022

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Damon Wise

Deadline Hollywood Daily

The past, present and future of women in China’s oppressively patriarchal society is a big topic to address in under 90 minutes, but Violet Du Feng’s unassuming but very moving documentary Hidden Letters covers a lot of ground.

Sep 19, 2023

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Loren King

Newport This Week (RI)

Directors Violet Du Feng and Zhao Qing have made an accessible and eye-opening film about women’s history and human perseverance.

Feb 9, 2023

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Panos Kotzathanasis

Asian Movie Pulse

“Hidden Letters” emerges as a rather intriguing documentary about women in current China, and also as a starting point for anyone willing to explore the whole concept of nushu.

Rated: 6.5

Jan 22, 2023

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Violet Du Feng

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Hu Xin

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Simu Wu

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He Yanxin

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Violet Du Feng

Screenwriter

John Farbrother

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Synopsis

Hidden Letters tells the story of two Chinese women trying to balance their lives as independent women in modern China while confronting the traditional identity that defines but also oppresses them. Connected through their love for Nushu -- a centuries-old secret text shared amongst women -- each of them transforms through a pivotal period of their lives and takes a step closer to becoming the individuals they know they can be.

Director: Violet Du Feng
Producer: James Costa, Ken Pelletier, Sally Jo Fifer, Jaeson Ma
Screenwriter: Violet Du Feng, John Farbrother
Production Co: EST Studios, Ten Thousand Images, Fish + Bear Pictures
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Chinese
Runtime: 1h 26m

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