United Kingdom / Aug 14, 2009 / 18
1h 43min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
This is the story of Mei, a young woman on a trip from East to West after her escape from her provincial Chinese village. Beginning in Chongqing and a disastrous factory job, Mei soon heads out for London and a marriage to an older man where her entrapment begins anew.
Main cast
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 中国姑娘 |
| Original language | 普通话 (ZH) |
| Spoken languages | 普通话, English |
| Production countries | China, France, Germany, United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Warp X, Film4 Productions, UK Film Council, Tigerlily Films, Screen Yorkshire, EM Media, Intervista Digital Media, Rosem Films, Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, Fonds Sud Cinéma |
| Release date | 14 agosto 2009 |
| Executive producer | Suzanne Alizart, Peter Carlton, Will Clarke, Caroline Cooper Charles, Robin Gutch, Hugo Heppell, Jo McClellan |
| Production | Natasha Dack Ojumu, Christian Kux, Sylvain Bursztejn |
| Writer | Xiaolu Guo |
| Casting | Amanda Tabak |
| Editing | Andrew Bird |
| Cinematography | Zillah Bowes |
| Assistant directors | Charlie Endean, Xiaolu Guo |
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| Camera operators | Zillah Bowes |
| Additional photography | Zillah Bowes |
| Production design | Tine Mette Jesperson, Joe Yao |
| Art direction | Tine Mette Jesperson, Joe Yao |
| Set decoration | Tine Mette Jesperson, Joe Yao |
| Music | John Parish, Jack Stew |
| Sound | Jack Stew, John Parish |
| Costume design | Sam Perry |
| Makeup | Sam Perry |
| Hairstyling | Sam Perry |
Release dates
Theatrical release
France / Sep 08, 2010
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