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title: 'Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Joan Chen'
released: '1998-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 99
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'People''s Republic of China'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/xiu-xiu-the-sent-down-girl-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115005/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl (1998)

1998 · 99 min · Drama · People's Republic of China

Original title: 天浴

## Synopsis

Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl is a 1998 Chinese drama film directed by Joan Chen in her directorial debut, who co-wrote the screenplay with Geling Yan. Based on Yan's 1981 short story "Celestial Bath", the film is set in the 1970s during the Cultural Revolution's Down to the Countryside Movement in People's Republic of China. The film stars Li Xiaolu as the titular character, with Lobsang Chompel also starring. The film premiered at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival and collected top prizes from various film festivals. It was released in the United States on May 7, 1999.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Joan Chen](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-chen)
- **Producer:** [Joan Chen](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-chen)
- **Screenplay:** [Geling Yan](https://cinepixo.com/people/geling-yan)

## Cast

- [Li Xiaolu](https://cinepixo.com/people/li-xiaolu)

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