China / France,
2002, 116 min
Plots(1)
The film is set in a remote area of Western China during the Cultural Revolution, and follows two boys, Luo and Ma, through their experience in a re-education camp in Sichuan Province, and their love affairs with books, music and the local tailor's grand-daughter - the little Chinese seamstress. (StudioCanal UK)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Hong Kong Film Awards
- 2004 - Best Film of Mainland and Taiwan
Golden Globes
- 2003 - Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
Cannes Film Festival
- 2002 - Sijie Dai (Un Certain Regard)