Leftover Women

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Leftover Women

2019

1h 25m

Documentary

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In China, women are under immense pressure to marry young or face the stigma that comes with being single.

Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

The Blue Lenses

Leftover Women is captivating viewing that demands we think with intelligence and compassion of a world beyond our own experience.

Aug 16, 2019

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Caryn James

The Hollywood Reporter

Erratic though it is, Leftover Women makes one important point. It reveals how much at least some parts of society still expect women to accommodate what's best for men.

Apr 28, 2019

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Vladan Petkovic

Cineuropa

It gets pretty hard to penetrate beyond the superficialities of the relationships presented on screen. However, Joelle Alexis' editing achieves a certain balance despite the unevenness of the different sequences.

Dec 9, 2020

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

Leftover Women shows that the humiliation and pressure that unmarried women in China have to go through to find a husband make The Bachelor look like a feminist paradise.

Jul 11, 2020

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Stephanie Archer

Film Inquiry

Films such as the Leftover Women remind viewers that the fight for equality is not a problem confined to one country or community, but rather the world.

May 17, 2019

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Christopher Llewellyn Reed

Hammer to Nail

These women may be considered "leftover" in their homeland, but in this movie, at least, they are stars.

May 8, 2019

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Synopsis

In China, women are under immense pressure to marry young or face the stigma that comes with being single.

Director: Hilla Medalia
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2020
Runtime: 1h 25m

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