A superb first outing from debuting director Joan Chen, Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl uses one person's grueling ordeal to probe a dark chapter in Chinese history.
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Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

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Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl
Movie Info
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Director -
Joan Chen -
Producer -
Alice Chan , Joan Chen -
Screenwriter -
Joan Chen , Yan Geling , Yan Geling -
Distributor -
Stratosphere Entertainment -
Production Co -
Good Machine , Whispering Steppes L.P. -
Rating -
R (Strong Sexual Content) -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
Chinese -
Release Date (Theaters) -
May 7, 1998, Original -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$1.0M -
Runtime -
1h 39m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , Dolby Stereo -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.66:1)