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Sanmao: The Desert Bride

Sanmao: The Desert Bride

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 7, 2020

Runtime

1h 26m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

75%

Original Title

Sanmao: la novia del desierto

Production Companies

Ikiru Films, TVE

Director

Ana Pérez de la Fuente

Description

In 1973, Chinese writer Sanmao (Echo Chen Ping, 1943-91) marries Spanish naval engineer José María Quero while living together in the Spanish Sahara. Sanmao recounts her daily experiences in Tales From the Sahara, a book that is a best-selling phenomenon in Taiwan and China. Sanmao then becomes an icon for independent women and the protagonist of a life that takes on legendary overtones: love, adventure, literature and, finally, tragedy.