Chinese Title: Shi San Ke Pao Tong

English Title: Thirteen Princess Trees

Director: Lü Yue

Screenplay: Lü Yue, Liu Ying

Cast: Duan Bowen, Zhao Mengqiao, Liu Xin

Genre: Drama

Region: China

Language: Chinese Mandarin

Running Time: 100min

Year of Production: 2006

Synopsis:

Seventeen-year-old He Feng has two cold knives for good luck charms.

They color her youth a fiery red.

Princess Tree Town is a small, lifeless town.

The town’s middle school has nearly been forgotten.

Feng, with hair like daggers, is longing for love.

Violently cynical, she still holds fast to her sincerity.

From the schoolyard to the streets, in a dense fog, Feng grows up amidst her fury and confusion.

Sweet and mysterious Jojo, strong but dark Taotao,

simple yet wild Bao Jingsheng, rustic and kind Jin Gui,

Feng shares with her friends all the joy and pain she found in that burning summer.

Awards:

Special Jury Prize, Tokyo International Film Festival 2006