Plot Summary
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.
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Director & Crew
Zhang Jiarui
Director
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When Ruoma Was Seventeen was directed by Zhang Jiarui and released in 2003.
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When Ruoma Was Seventeen has a runtime of 1 hours and 28 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 2003-08-31
- Status
- Released