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Choice for a Chinese woman enlightenment in a Buddhist convent

Choice for a Chinese woman enlightenment in a Buddhist convent

Portrait of a Chinese teenager from a poor rural family who ran away to a Buddhist convent. The film examines life in the convent and the religious conventions and convictions of everyday people trained since the Maoist revolution to disdain religion. Follows the transformation of this young girl in her search for peace and enlightenment.

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