Xiu Xiu: the Sent-Down Girl
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Joan Chen
Lu Lu Lee
Lopsang Chunpei
Gao Jie
Li Qianqian
Qiao Qian
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
As a teenager Xiu Xiu is pulled from school and "sent down" to the remote countryside of Tibet to learn horsetrading and perform manual labor. Falsely promised the chance to lead her own female cavalry unit, Xiu Xiu learns that she has been lied to by her teacher Lao Jin and soon fears that she will spend the rest of her life as his slave. After sleeping with many men who use her, she comes to the realization that Lao Jin is the only man who truly loves her.
Director
Joan Chen
Cast
Lu Lu Lee
Lopsang Chunpei
Gao Jie
Li Qianqian
Qiao Qian
Gao Qiang
Qin Wenyuan
Li Zhizhen
Cao Jiang
Jiang Cheng
Zhang Kun
Li Shijin
Jia Dong
Cao Xuelan
Tan Xiaoying
Lu Zhong
Hu Wenqi
Li Yayu
Du Min
Jia Dashui
Chen Yu
Yu Xiaolin
Qian Zheng
Wang Luoyang
Mark Hollingsworth
Yu Wang
Crew
Greg Adams
Fei Baodi
Chris Barden
Dan Blessinger
Jay Boekelheide
Tom Bullock
Michelle Byrne
Wesley Cease
Alice Chan
Joan Chen
Joan Chen
Joan Chen
Johnny Chen
Johnny Chen
Qin Cheng
Michael Chin
Angela Chou
Eileen Chow
Yvette Deveraux
Carmen Dragon
John Dysart
Ernie Ehrhardt
Liesl Ehrman
Christopher Emerson
Phil Feather
Tom Fedrini
Robert Fernandez
Toby Foster
Dana Freeman
Mary Garafolo
Axel Geddes
Yang Gifeng
Terry Glenny
Harold Greenburg
Marlene Hajdu
Michael Harrison
Stephen Hart
Shi He
Lauren E Himmel
Michael Hinton
Chen Jie
Gao Jie
Wen Jingrei
Jim Kallett
Steve Kaminsky
Bob Korda
Johana Krejci
Pan Lai
Ami Chai Levy
Joel Lish
Allison Liu
Ed Martel
Ellen Martel
Bruce Miller
Jorge Moraga
Marie Morohoshi
Mark Nathan
Harvey Newmark
Jacob Nielsen
Margie O'malley
Celia Pan
David Parker
Feng Ping
Frank Rinella
Alicia Sassano
Marcella Sassano
Harry Scorzo
Cecile Shah Tsuei
Steve Sheridan
Liu Shiyun
Jim Sitterly
John Smart
Kackie Suzuki
Marda Todd
Carter Tomassi
Elaine Tubenis
Lawrence Walker
Bruce Walters
Ginny Walters
Lin Weiguo
Mark Jan Wiodarkiwicz
Xi Xiao
Geling Yan
Geling Yan
Ruby Yang
Ruby Yang
Tiffany Yi Hu
Lin Zhilan
Wang Zhiliang
Kevin A. Zimmerman
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of seven awards at the 1998 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival, including Best Director, Best Film, Best Actress (Lee Lu-lu) and Best Actor (Lopsang Chunpei), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Song and Best Music.
Winner of the Jury Prize for Best Dramatic Feature at the 1998 Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival.
Winner of two awards at the 1999 Paris Film Festival, including the Special Jury Prize and Best Actress (Lu Lu).
Released in United States 1998
Released in United States April 1999
Released in United States February 1998
Released in United States June 25, 1999
Released in United States March 1999
Released in United States November 1998
Released in United States October 1998
Released in United States on Video October 19, 1999
Released in United States September 1998
Released in United States Spring May 7, 1999
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition) February 11-22, 1998.
Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (in competition) October 8-18, 1998.
Shown at Denver International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) October 8-15, 1998.
Shown at Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival October 28 - November 15, 1998.
Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (Contemporary International Cinema) in East Hampton, New York October 14-18, 1998.
Shown at Hawaii International Film Festival November 6-13, 1998.
Shown at New York Women's Film Festival April 22-25, 1999.
Shown at Palm Beach International Film Festival April 9-18, 1999.
Shown at Paris Film Festival (in competition) April 6-13, 1999.
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 23 - May 7, 1998.
Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 4-14, 1999.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (New Directors Showcase) May 21 - June 14, 1998.
Shown at St Louis International Film Festival October 29 - November 8, 1998.
Shown at Taipei Golden Horse FIlm Festival November 28 - December 12, 1998.
Shown at Telluride Film Festival September 3-7, 1998.
Feature directorial debut for actress Joan Chen who graduated with a BA in film production from California State University, Northridge, in 1991.
This film was shot without official clearance from China's Film Bureau. Technically, all films shot on mainland soil require script clearance, a shooting permit, and censorship clearance prior to export. Subsequently, "Xiu Xiu" was banned in China due to its sexual and political content.
"Sent-Down" is the term applied to the 7.5 million young students sent to the countryside for manual labor during the Cultural Revolution.
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival October 28 - November 15, 1998.)
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 23 - May 7, 1998.)
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (New Directors Showcase) May 21 - June 14, 1998.)
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at St Louis International Film Festival October 29 - November 8, 1998.)
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Taipei Golden Horse FIlm Festival November 28 - December 12, 1998.)
Released in United States February 1998 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition) February 11-22, 1998.)
Released in United States March 1999 (Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 4-14, 1999.)
Released in United States April 1999 (Shown at New York Women's Film Festival April 22-25, 1999.)
Released in United States April 1999 (Shown at Palm Beach International Film Festival April 9-18, 1999.)
Released in United States April 1999 (Shown at Paris Film Festival (in competition) April 6-13, 1999.)
Released in United States Spring May 7, 1999
Released in United States June 25, 1999 (Los Angeles)
Released in United States September 1998 (Shown at Telluride Film Festival September 3-7, 1998.)
Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (in competition) October 8-18, 1998.)
Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Denver International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) October 8-15, 1998.)
Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (Contemporary International Cinema) in East Hampton, New York October 14-18, 1998.)
Released in United States on Video October 19, 1999
Released in United States November 1998 (Shown at Hawaii International Film Festival November 6-13, 1998.)
