Tuya’s Marriage (2006)
90%RT Audience Score: 83%
Awards & Nominations: 7 wins & 2 nominations
The breathtaking landscapes of Inner Mongolia are a powerful backdrop for this quietly intense, dryly comical film.
Tuya’s Marriage is a film that will make you laugh, cry, and appreciate the beauty of Mongolia. The performances from both the experienced actress Yu Nan and the non-pros Bater and Sen’ge are impressive and heartwarming. The film’s refusal to pass judgment and its gentle comic touches make it a refreshing watch. Plus, who doesn’t love a good romantic comedy set in an authentic Mongolian landscape? It’s a must-watch for anyone looking for a unique and sincere film experience.
Production Company(ies)
Tremolo Productions,
Distributor
NA
Release Type
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
Not Rated
Year of Release
2007
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:NA
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Language(s):Mandarin
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Streaming): Oct 28, 2008
Genre(s)
Drama/Romance
Keyword(s)
Tuya’s Marriage, Drama, Romance, Inner Mongolia, divorce, disabled, peasant, injury, work, children, husband, medical care, wealthy, oilman, schoolmate, neighbor, landscapes, intense, comical, Chinese, directed by Quanan Wang, starring Yu Nan, reviewed by Kirk Honeycutt, Dennis Fisher, Geoff Andrew, Andrea Gronvall, Derek Elley, John Hartl, David D’Arcy, Mattie Lucas, Brian D Johnson, Dorothy Woodend, Annie Wagner, Kelly Vance, produced by x, written by x, box office gross $87.3K, MPAA rating, Bater, Sen’ge, herdsman, equestrian, fable, modernization, grasslands life, romantic comedy, patriotism, authentic, understated, sincere
Worldwide gross: $2,476,766
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $3,548,135
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,274
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 386,929
US/Canada gross: $88,148
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $126,278
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,628
US/Canada opening weekend: $2,619
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $3,752
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,821
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Quanan Wang – Director
Director(s)
Quanan Wang
Writer(s)
NA
Producer(s)
NA
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
7 wins & 2 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (40) | Top Critics (17) | Fresh (38) | Rotten (2)
Yu is an experienced and most talented actress. But the real surprise here is how well the non-pros — Bater, a Mongolian herdsman, and Sen’ge, an equestrian — perform.
September 23, 2020
Kirk Honeycutt
Hollywood Reporter
TOP CRITIC
The weight of the performances from Yu Nan and Bater is enough to make for a satisfying, if uneven, film.
November 24, 2011
Dennis Fisher
Boston Globe
TOP CRITIC
A refusal to pass judgment and a palpable chemistry between the actors ensure that the film succeeds both as a fable about the pitfalls of rapid modernisiation, and as tough, unsentimental drama.
November 17, 2011
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
This 2006 drama is refreshing not only for its gentle comic touches but for director Wang Quanan’s refusal to sentimentalize China’s vanishing nomadic culture: life is harsh and no one’s a saint, including his outspoken heroine.
December 9, 2008
Andrea Gronvall
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
Made with a scrupulous attention to the slow-moving realities of grasslands life but lacking in dramatic heft.
October 18, 2008
Derek Elley
Variety
TOP CRITIC
[Yu Nan] owns the role of Tuya, delivering a wide-ranging performance that might be called ‘star-making’ if she didn’t already suggest the confidence of an established star.
August 29, 2008 | Rating: 3/4
John Hartl
Seattle Times
TOP CRITIC
Funny, tender, and vividly shot, this delightful comedy is far more satisfying as story and cinema than other features recently shot in Mongolia.
September 23, 2020
David D’Arcy
Screen International
Beneath its sparse exterior lies an achingly romantic tale of longing, devotion, and the lengths that people are willing to go to for love.
July 6, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/4
Mattie Lucas
From the Front Row
Now that the dust is settling from the Bejiing Olympics, here’s a chance to [experience] a very different kind of Chinese spectacle.
December 16, 2017
Brian D. Johnson
Maclean’s Magazine
It’s beautiful and ordinary, strange and utterly familiar all at the same time — a wonderful film.
August 22, 2017
Dorothy Woodend
The Tyee (British Columbia)
The arid landscape, seen with a patriotic affection, is a stirring sight. More wonderful, though, is the story: unusual, understated, and sincere.
August 21, 2017
Annie Wagner
The Stranger (Seattle, WA)
An authentic Mongolian romantic comedy, perhaps the first.
August 15, 2011
Kelly Vance
East Bay Express…
Plot
After an injury leaves her unable to work, Tuya is forced to divorce her disabled husband and find a new husband to support them and their children, but struggles to choose between a wealthy oilman and her neighbor who promises to care for her husband’s medical needs in Tuya’s Marriage.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Yu Nan delivers a standout performance as Tuya in this film.
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