Chinas

2023 1h 59m ES

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7.1

SOLID

★7.1TMDB · 40

Drama

Synopsis

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In Madrid, Spain, Lucía and Xiang, two nine-year-old Chinese girls, meet at the beginning of the school year.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Daniela Shiman Yang
Lucía
Xinyi Ye
Claudia
Ella Qiu
Xiang
Pablo Molinero
Julián
Leonor Watling
Sol
Carolina Yuste
Amaya
Yeju Ji
Shui
Valeria Fernández
Susana

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Arantxa Echevarría
Writers: Arantxa Echevarría
Languages: Mandarin, Spanish
Countries: Spain

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, Spanish.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Arantxa Echevarría, shot by Pilar Sánchez Díaz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Marina Herlop. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Renato Sanjuán shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Daniela Shiman Yang and Xinyi Ye and Ella Qiu carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt21282898 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 40 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Arantxa Echevarría directs. Pilar Sánchez Díaz behind the camera. Marina Herlop scores. Renato Sanjuán cuts. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in Mandarin, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 3 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, Spanish.
3Directed by Arantxa Echevarría, shot by Pilar Sánchez Díaz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Marina Herlop. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Renato Sanjuán shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Daniela Shiman Yang and Xinyi Ye and Ella Qiu carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt21282898 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 40 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.