When Ruoma Was Seventeen

When Ruoma Was Seventeen

2003
1h 28m
6.0

6.0/10

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Overview

Set in a remote mountainous region of southern China, the film is about a Hani tribe girl, Ruoma (Li Min) who dreams of seeing the outside world. Ruoma lives with her grandma and sells roasted corn in a market for fifty cents an ear. Beautifully attired in Hani ethnic clothing, she by chance catches the eye of a penniless photographer, Aming (Yang Zhigang). They soon becoming friends and he gets the idea of making money by having her pose with tourists beside a famous World Heritage site. Charging ten yuan per photo, they hope to make some money. Ruoma does her job well, sweetly smiling with the tourists while dreaming of going to the big city and riding in a glass elevator. She also falls in love with Aming.

Status: Released

Language: ZH

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Production Information

Production Countries
China
Spoken Languages
Mandarin

Quick Facts

Original Title 婼玛的十七岁
Release Date August 31, 2003
Status Released
Language ZH
IMDb ID tt0398388

Cast

Li Min
Li Min

Ruoma

Yang Zhigang
Yang Zhigang

Aming

Shu Linyuan
Shu Linyuan

Key Crew

Zhang Jiarui
Director
Jiazong Meng
Writer

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