When Ruoma Was Seventeen
2003 · 88 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 111 VOTES · DIR. Zhang Jiarui
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 473 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:43 Grandpa
00:07:17 Actually they look good but they're uncomfortable
00:10:00 Have some roasted corn, why don't you?
00:11:32 Wait here for one second I'll be back soon
00:16:08 My legs are shaking and my shoulders hurt
00:18:20 Elevators aren't airplanes!
00:21:30 I would like to see the Chinese terraces
00:23:35 The Walkman is broken
00:25:09 I said I'd give you a few more days
00:28:39 Welcome to take photos with her
00:31:37 Ruoma, here
00:33:22 He can do everything understand everything
00:36:32 I mean, after you've made money what do you want to do with it?
00:40:56 You're finally here
00:43:54 I know...
00:46:30 If you're still that into your business
00:48:34 Why don't you choose one among us?
00:52:57 the field doesn't grow
00:55:47 this is a way of showing affection between young Hani men and women
00:57:32 I didn't forget...
01:03:18 so what are you going to do about it?
01:09:44 They passed away when I was little
01:16:32 Grandma! Grandma!
01:22:03 Come back