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Night Girl
Germany/China, 2001, 45 minutes, Color, VHS, Chinese, Subtitled
Order No. W03775
From the series GIRLS AROUND THE WORLD, NIGHT GIRL presents the poignant story of Han Lin, a 17-year old prematurely made to enter into the workforce as a Go-Go dancer in order to help her family eke out a living in modern-day Peking. Born in the center of the metropolis, on the surface she is an ordinary girl from a traditional Chinese family. On closer inspection Han Li is mature beyond her years and faces an enormous burden of responsibility unfamiliar to most young women in the West. Straddling the fine line between girlhood and adulthood, she is exposed to the lure of economic independence promised by the sex industry and the lack of opportunities for women in the working world. A striking picture of contemporary China, Night Girl also presents the generational and cultural riff that is now causing local traditions, values and male and female roles to clash with on another.
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Also available as part of the "Girls Around the World" series – six half hour documentaries on girls from Peru, Pakistan, Europe and Africa for $495.
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QUOTES

“…a compelling portrait…Night Girl captures the uneven beat of Beijing's contemporary urban scene, presenting a penetrating yet tender look into the torn fabric of existence in China at the turn of the 21st century.”
Zhang Zhen
Cinema Studies, NYU
“…a sobering and matter-of-fact look at the promises and perils of capitalism in China …a timely and unsentimental story about how young women are often the ones who bear the most difficult burdens.”
Viet Nguyen
Professor & Fellow, Institute for Multimedia Literacy, USC
“…a fascinating intimate portrait…moving and honest…”
Angel Shaw
Asian CineVision
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