73SSIFF - 19/27 September 2025
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Ashima

Qiong LIU
China      85 m.
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In 2025, the Shanghai Film Technology Plant Co., Ltd. partner with L'Immagine Ritrovata to restore Ashima (1964). Adapted from a narrative folk poem of the Sani people, a subgroup of the Yi ethnic group in Yunnan, this film depicts the tragic story of two lovers. Notably, Ashima is recognized as the first color widescreen musical produced after the founding of the People's Republic of China. 

Director
Qiong LIU (China)
Screenplay
Qiong Liu
Photography
Qi Xu
Edition
Xiangxing Chen
Music
Zongxian Luo
Sound
Zongxian Luo
Running Time
85 m.
Country
China
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