Weaving Girl
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- Movie: Weaving Girl
- Chinese: 纺织姑娘 (Fang Zhi Gu Niang)
- Director: Quanan Wang
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- Release Date: 2009
- Runtime: 100 min.
- Language: Mandarin
- Country: China
Plot
Factory textile worker Li Li (Nan Yu) is diagnosed with leukemia. After the initial shock of wears off, Li Li decides to accept her fate and enjoy whatever time she has left. She leaves her husband behind and takes a trip to Beijing. In Beijing, Li Li meets former co-worker & lover Zhao, who was transferred to Beijing ten years ago. Because of missed messages, the couple never realized the other person's intentions and both moved on to other relationships. Li Li now returns to Beijing to discover that her husband has mortagaged the house to pay for her treatments ...
Notes
- Winner of the "Special Grand Prix of the Jury" and "Fipresci Prize (International Film Critics Prize)" at the 33rd Montreal Film Festival.
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Film Festivals
- 2009 (14th) Pusan International Film Festival - October 8th-16th - A Window on Asian Cinema
- 2009 (6th) Hong Kong Asian Film Festival - October 15th-30th
