China Synopsis
中国姑娘
This is the story of Mei, a young woman on a trip from East to West after her escape from her provincial Chinese village. Beginning in Chongqing and a disastrous factory job, Mei soon heads out for London and a marriage to an older man where her entrapment begins anew.
The 2008–2010 China Window
In the crowded 2008-2010 China release window, She, a Chinese sits at #58 of 69. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s China Landscape
2009 was the decade’s peak output year for China — 24 titles released, including She, a Chinese. Bars below show how the 2000s stacked up year by year (142 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 23 other China films in 2009.
The 207th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
12 audience reviews — more than 20% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 30th percentile among China films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #825 of 946 China films indexed here (13th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.2 points below the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Drama productions specifically: #496 of 547 (top 91%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, France, Germany, United Kingdom |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Spoken Languages | English, Mandarin |
| Production Companies | Warp X, Film4 Productions, UK Film Council, Tigerlily Films, Screen Yorkshire |
| Runtime | 1h 43m |
| Release Date | August 14, 2009 |
| IMDb | tt1389374 |