The read
A Balasaur Score of 80 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 96%. Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 94% of the 2,032 1990s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes96%
Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do.
51 audience votes
Key crew
- Yan GelingScreenplay
- Joan ChenDirector
- Siu ChungOriginal Music Composer
- Joan ChenScreenplay
Cast
- Li XiaoluWen Xiu
- LopsangLao Jin
- Zheng QianLi Chuanbei
- Lü YueFather
- Gao JieMother
- Li ZhizhiSister
- Lü ZhongBelt Man
- Qiao QianChen Li
- Jiang ChengRider A
- Yang XiaoyuGirl
- Gu XuejunRider B
- HuriHolligan
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Themes
rapewoman directorcommunism crimes