A Color Feature Film

Pretty Big Feet

  Zhang Meili is a common woman who lives in a remote mountain village in China. She doubts herself because of her big feet, as according to traditional Chinese thinking, small feet are a standard for female beauty. After her husband is executed for a crime he committed as a result of his lack of education, she decides to set up a school to teach the children of the village. Later, Xia Yu, a teacher from Beijing, volunteers to come to the school in this poor area, and after some initial problems, she, Zhang Meili and the children come to understand and respect each other. Zhang Meili is tragically killed in a car accident, but her students and their dreams live on…

Duration: 100 minutes

Director: Yang Yazhou

Director of Photography:

Starring : Ni Ping, Yuan Quan

A Co-production of Xian Film Studio, CTV-Media Corp. Ltd. and Xi'an Film Studio Corp. Ld.

Subtitled by Centre of International Cultural Exchange

Presented by Bureau for External Cultural Relations, Ministry of Culture, P.R. of China