Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl

Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl
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Chinese	天浴
Literal meaning	Celestial Bath
Hanyu Pinyin	Tiān Yù
Directed by	Joan Chen
Screenplay by	Joan Chen Geling Yan
Based on	"Celestial Bath" by Geling Yan
Produced by	Alice Chen Joan Chen
Starring	Li Xiaolu Lopsang Zheng Qian
Cinematography	Lü Yue
Edited by	Ruby Yang
Music by	Johnny Chen
Production companies	Good Machine Whispering Steppes L.P.
Release date	February 19, 1998 (1998-02-19) (Berlinale)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	China
Language	Mandarin
Box office	$1 million[1]

Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl (Chinese: 天浴) 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.^[2] The film stars Li Xiaolu as the titular character, with Lopsang 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.