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.
Directed by Joan Chen
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Trailer
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Letterboxd
3.8 / 5
Cast
Li Xiaolu
Wen Xiu
Lopsang
Lao Jin
Zheng Qian
Li Chuanbei
Lü Yue
Father
Lü Zhong
Belt Man
Wang Luoyong
Narrator (voice)
Crew
Joan Chen
Director
Yan Geling
Screenplay
Joan Chen
Screenplay
Lü Yue
Director of Photography
Joan Chen
Producer
Joan Chen
Executive Producer
Yan Geling
Novel
Popular Reviews
11 reviews
Riham
8.0★ · 04/28/26
Thank you to David Lynch for making Twin Peaks which lead to Xiu Xiu Wikipedia which introduced us to this masterpiece
Thank you to David Lynch for making Twin Peaks which lead to Xiu Xiu Wikipedia which introduced us to this masterpiece
corrin
7.4★ · 04/09/25
difficult and evil watch I had to try so hard not to turnvit off nice one jamie stewart my name is suha im twenty five years old when will I be going home?😢 this movie awful and so sad and I even went to the doctor today and they didnt give me nothing so now im gonna kill myself call me wen xiu ... but hey on the bright side death grips r back together!
difficult and evil watch I had to try so hard not to turnvit off nice one jamie stewart my name is suha im twenty five years old when will I be going home?😢 this movie awful and so sad and I even went to the doctor today and they didnt give me nothing so now im gonna kill myself call me wen xiu ... but hey on the bright side death grips r back together!
