San Zimei
Hong Kong
2012 Documentary
2h 33min
Original language: Mandarin
PG
Three sisters, 10-year-old YingYing, 6-year-old Zhenzhen and 4-year-old Fenfen, live alone in Xiyangtang, a tiny rural village in the high mountains of China's Yunnan province. Their father is away working in the city; their mother left the family long ago. The girls help their grandfather or aunt in exchange for meals. They spend their days at grueling tasks: herding sheep, goats and pigs, searching for firewood, collecting dung. Games are few and far between. The eldest, Yingying, is her sisters' primary caretaker, shouldering responsibilities far beyond her years...
Directed by | Bing Wang |
Company | Icarus FilmsIcarus FilmsIcarus Films |