When Ruo Ma was seventeen /
婼玛的十七岁 /
When Ruo Ma Was Seventeen illustrates the perspectives and fantasies of young people towards love. Ruo Ma, a girl from the Xiani tribe, lives with her grandmother since childhood. Fantasising about the world outside, Ruo Ma wants to visit the city but has no money. She meets Ming, a photographer, wh...
| Other Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | Chinese |
| Language Notes: | In Mandarin. |
| Published: |
[Place of publication not identified] :
Asia Pacific Films.com,
2002.
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| Series: | Ethnographic video online, volume 2
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | When Ruo Ma Was Seventeen illustrates the perspectives and fantasies of young people towards love. Ruo Ma, a girl from the Xiani tribe, lives with her grandmother since childhood. Fantasising about the world outside, Ruo Ma wants to visit the city but has no money. She meets Ming, a photographer, who helps her earn money by getting her to pose in her tribal costume with the tourists. But soon Ming has to leave. Screened at the Berlin International Film Festival and the Pusan International Film Festival. |
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| Item Description: | Title from opening screen. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (86 min.)) |
| Playing Time: | 01:30:09 |
| Audience: | VHS-RNA-PG-C. |
| Awards: | Nominated 2003 Golden Rooster Awards, Best Cinematography Nominated 2003 Golden Rooster Awards, Best Film Nominated 2003 Golden Rooster Awards, Best Newcomer Nominated 2003 Golden Rooster Awards, Best Screenplay Nominated 2003 Montréal World Film Festival Grand Prix des Amériques Won 2003 Beijing Student Film Festival Special Jury Award Won 2004 Shanghai Film Critics Award, Best New Performer |
| Production Credits: | Screenplay, Meng Jiazong; cinematographer, Ma Dongge; sound designer, Yang Zhanshan; editor, Zhou Ying; producer, Wang Haibo; director, Zhang Jiarui. |