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Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (1998)

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Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (1998)

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Banned in China for its sexual and political content, this "lovely, expert film" (Time Magazine), directed by Joan Chen is about the suffering of a young Chinese girl during the Cultural Youth Revolution when eight million youths were "sent down" to remote corners of the countryside for specialized training.