Tuya's Marriage

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Tuya's Marriage
Traditional Chinese圖雅的婚事
Simplified Chinese图雅的婚事
Hanyu Pinyintúyǎ de hūnshì
Directed byWang Quan'an
Written byWang Quan'an
Lu Wei
Produced byYan Ju Gang
StarringYu Nan
CinematographyLutz Reitemeier
Distributed byChina Film Group
Release date
  • September 21, 2006 (2006-09-21)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin

Tuya's Marriage is a 2006 Chinese film directed by Wang Quan'an.

Storyline[edit]

The film depicts life in Inner Mongolia, in a region where desertification is making life hard for sheep herders. It tells the story of Tuya and her husband, who agree to divorce in the hope of finding a husband who will be prepared to look after both of them and their children.

Awards[edit]

The film won the Golden Bear at the 2007 Berlin Film Festival[1] also won the 8th Chinese Film Media Awards for Best Film and Best Actress from Southern Metropolis Daily.

Critical reception[edit]

The film received generally positive reviews from Western critics. The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 90% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 30 reviews.[2] Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 71 out of 100, based on 13 reviews.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Wilkinson, Amber. "Tuya's Marriage". Eye for Film. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Tuya's Marriage Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
  3. ^ "Tuya's Marriage (2008): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 11 November 2008.

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