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When Ruoma Was Seventeen
When Ruoma Was Seventeen

WHEN RUOMA WAS SEVENTEEN

Directed by Zhang Jiarui
China, 2004
Drama

Synopsis

The film follows perky teen Ruoma as she commutes each day to town in order to sell sweet corn at a roadside market. When Ruoma becomes friends with older, poverty-stricken photographer Ming, however, she swaps the corn-selling business for the opportunity to pose for tourists.

Synopsis

The film follows perky teen Ruoma as she commutes each day to town in order to sell sweet corn at a roadside market. When Ruoma becomes friends with older, poverty-stricken photographer Ming, however, she swaps the corn-selling business for the opportunity to pose for tourists.