In a small mountain village in southern China lives A Qiu, a 12 year-old girl with high hopes of becoming a writer and traveling the world. But life is tough in the autonomous province, home of the Dong people. Her parents work in the city, A Qiu and her brother stay with the grandparents. Through A Qiu's diary notes we follow her through one eventful year, through weather and rice seasons. (Source: Amazon Prime) Edit Translation
- English
- magyar / magyar nyelv
- עברית / עִבְרִית
- dansk
- Native Title: 稻田
- Also Known As: La Riziere
- Genres: Drama
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Her mother wants her to find a husband who lives in the valley where they are able to get two harvests a year and attain slightly greater wealth and stability than the one harvest they are limited to in the mountains. A Qiu desires so much more for her life and studies hard to be eligible for a quality secondary school. She knows that education is the opportunity for a life not tied to the rice paddies. Unfortunately, that education costs more than the little family has to spare.
Without being overly dramatic the film shows how precarious life and dreams are when the cost of education can be too high when measured by grains of rice.
I enjoyed this film largely because of the family unit who worked together and looked after each other. The score and loving shots of the characters and land wove together with the narrative to make a compelling, spare film about life, family, and dreams.
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