China Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl is a China–Hong Kong and Taiwan co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
天浴
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.
China × Hong Kong and Taiwan Co-Production
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Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 1997–1999 China Window
Among 12 China films we catalog from this window, Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl places #3 — near the top of its class.
The 1990s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in China, 41 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl premiered alongside 2 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 2 other China films in 1998.
The 66th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
29 audience reviews — more than 51% of China films in our index.
Review volume (51th percentile) outruns trending popularity (30th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #253 of 946 China films indexed here (73rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Drama productions specifically: #162 of 547 (top 30%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Hong Kong, United States of America, Taiwan |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Good Machine Films |
| Runtime | 1h 39m |
| Release Date | February 19, 1998 |
| IMDb | tt0115005 |