Sanmao: The Desert Bride

SPAIN RELEASE
October 7, 2020
Madrid Production Companies
Sociedad Mercantil Corporación de Radio Televisión Española, S.A.U. (2,04%)
Contact
RTVE
Address
Pozuelo de Alarcón
OTHERS PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Ikiru Films, S.L. (97,96%, Barcelona)
DISTRIBUTION
A Contracorriente Films S.L.

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Synopsis

In the 70s, the Chinese writer and traveler Sanmao lived an exciting love story with the Spanish submariner José María Quero. They traveled to the Spanish Sahara where Sanmao embodied his daily experiences in the book Tales of the Sahara, a bestselling phenomenon in Taiwan and China. Sanmao became an icon of an independent woman and protagonist of a life with legend dyes where love, adventure, literature and tragedy are mixed.

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Artistic and technical data

PRODUCTION YEAR
2020
Genre
Documentary - Biography
RUNTIME
86
FILM RATING
Not recommended for audiences under 12
Original version
Chinese, English, Spanish
Locations
Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Spain), China, Taiwan, Western Sahara (Morocco)
Production
Edmon Roch, Patricia Takata
Direction
Marta Arribas, Ana Pérez de la Fuente
Cast
Lucía Jiménez (Voz Sanmao / Sanmao Voice)
Screenplay
Marta Arribas, Ana Pérez de la Fuente
Music
Marc Timón
Edition
Clara Martínez Malagelada
Project financing
ICAA, RTVE