Review of Tuya's Marriage (2006) by Ching T — 14 Aug 2009

A quiet film that's a portrait about one woman's resilience while struggling to survive in the stark living conditions of rural Mongolia that force her to make decisions that are against her cultural moral grain.

I haven't seen that many films about Mongolian culture, so this film was a revelation in itself from that standpoint. It was odd to me that they were speaking in Mandarin and the accent is different than I'm used to.

Perhaps because this was made by Beijing based filmmakers and thus poised to debut for an international audience? I'm glad to hear that this won top honors at the Berlin festival. This actress is truly gifted, who looks alot like Gong Li, as she can convey strength, frustration, humility, love, loyalty, etc all in her stance and countenance.