Does Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl scary?

Yes. More frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

Name: Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl
Genre: Drama
Released: 1998
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Li Xiaolu, Lopsang, Zheng Qian, Lü Yue, Gao Jie

Directed by Joan Chen

Produced by Good Machine, Whispering Steppes

199899 min7.2 / 10

A harrowing portrait of a young girl's exploitation and trauma during China's Cultural Revolution, told with unflinching emotional and political gravity.

Young teen girl Xiu Xiu is sent away to a remote corner of the Sichuan steppes for manual labor in 1975 (sending young people to there was a part of Cultural Revolution in China). A year later, she agrees to go to even more remote spot with a Tibetan saddle tramp Lao Jin to learn horse herding.

Clusters

Depression and Complicity Consequences Of Wrongdoing Crime and Corruption Strong Female Characters

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Rape Woman Director Communism Crimes

Questions people ask

Does Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 99% of films.
Is Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Is Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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