Fiction

TUYA DE HUN SHI

TUYAS HOCHZEIT
Wang Quan An
VR, China 2006
92 min
V'07

Tuya's Marriage centres on Mongolian shepherdess Tuya. We meet her first as she rides her camel, rounding up sheep. At home her husband Bater waits, looking after the kids. It quickly becomes apparent that this role reversal is not one of choice. Bater had an accident sinking a well for their farm which left him disabled. When she, too, finds she has pushed her body to the limit, she comes under increasing pressure to divorce her husband - and reluctantly agrees, under the condition that whoever takes her on, also looks after her family, including Bater.
This is a gentle, complex drama, chiefly concerned with bittersweet affairs of the heart. The morality of Tuya's decision - and society's attitude towards her - is explored with care by Lu Wei and Wang Quan An (who also directs, with a great sense of visual flare). By never losing sight of the humour in the situation - a sequence of dodgy suitors is particularly amusing - the plot is engaging and entertaining without becoming dour, and Wang never loosens the dramatic grip. (Amber Wilkinson)

Credits
  • Yu Nan - Tuya
  • Bater - Bater
  • Senge - Senge
  • Peng Hongxiang - Baolier
  • Zhaya - Zhaya
  • Lu Wei
  • Wang Quan An
  • Lutz Reitemeier
  • Jiang Peng
  • Wang Quan An
  • Wei Tao
  • Lu Yi
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