She traded Viennese pastries for revolution. Love's got terrible timing, darling.
Vienna in 1931. Fanny, the daughter of a Vienna police trainer, meets the Chinese police officer Ma Yunlong, who is completing specialist training in Vienna. The shy acquaintance quickly turns into great love. Against the will of her parents, Fanny travels to China on her 18th birthday to marry Yunlong. At his side, Fanny begins a new life in the Middle Kingdom, which is characterized by deprivation and painful turns due to the multiple political upheavals.
Acting
Nina Proll's transformation from sheltered girl to hardened survivor.
Production
Authentic 1930s Vienna and rural China contrasts are visually stunning.
Director
Hu Mei
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