A Girl from Hunan

A Girl from Hunan

1986 · 110 min · ★ 5.3 · Drama

Xiao Xiao is sold into arranged marriage with a 2 year old boy, who she must raise as his nanny until he is old enough to marry her. She is expected to honour tradition and to toe the line so far as social proprieties are concerned, but the young girl rebels against the edicts of her elders until at 16, she falls in love with another man.

Directed by Xie Fei · Written by Zhang Xian

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