FEATURE LENGTH PREMIERE
Sasha (Ling Li) is part of the new youth generation of China, unbeholden to traditions and history, always trying to find themselves in the present moment. An exchange student in Nebraska, Sasha is pregnant after a one-night stand with Yang, a young man she knew briefly in Beijing. He was a nan dan, a male actor who specializes in female roles in the Beijing Opera. She departs for San Francisco, where she plans to get an abortion.
Sasha soon meets X, a bar hostess who reminds her of Yang, and they entertain a group of businessmen in a private karaoke room. Later she spends the night with X. Throughout, Sasha is text-messaging Yang, who never responds. She also creates a video diary with her cell phone which is intercut throughout the narrative. Along with her yearning for freedom, she also longs for connection.
From acclaimed filmmaker Wayne Wang. Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures. See the companion film, "A Thousand Years of Good Prayers," in theaters now!
Author: cinetic
Keywords: Princess Of Nebraska Wayne Wang San Francisco Magnolia Pictures Landmark Theatres Cinetic Thousand Years of Good Prayers China
Added: October 8, 2008
