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When Ruo Ma was seventeen
Title
When Ruo Ma was seventeen [electronic resource] / directed by Zhang Jiarui.
Published
Honolulu, HI : Asia Pacific Films, 2002.
Physical Description
1 online resource (90 min.).
Local Notes
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Notes
Title from opening screen.
Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2013. (Asian film online). Available via World Wide Web.
This edition in Mandarin.
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
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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.
Variant and related titles
Original title: Ruoma de shi qi sui
When Ruoma was seventeen
Other formats
Previously released as DVD.
Original
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
Chinese
Added to Catalog
January 03, 2014
Series
Asian film online
Audience
VHS-RNA-PG-C.
Subjects
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Asia Pacific Films.com.
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