Super, Girls!
Chao Ji Nu Sheng
China
2007
73 Min
Color
Mandarin
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Super, Girls! follows ten female teenagers on their quest to become instant superstars on China’s biggest television show.
The Chinese equivalent of “American Idol,” the “Super Girls Singing Contest” spawned an unprecedented pop culture phenomenon. Drawing over 400 million viewers, the show’s runaway popularity spurred the Chinese government to ban it after only two seasons.
The film provides unparalleled, intimate access into the contestants’ lives over several months. Through candid interviews and footage of nail-biting auditions and competitions, Super, Girls! offers a fascinating look inside what the Chinese media have dubbed “the Lost Generation” and their startling takes on sexuality and success in the new China. —dGenerate Films
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Tyler Aikens
4Mar13
Honestly, nothing worth while happens until about 40 minutes in. Before that, it's a bunch of kids rambling on and on about the banal minutiae of their lives in a series of messy apartments, parking lots, hotel rooms and taxi's. Even at an hour and fifteen, it's spread way too thin.
Melissa V
17Aug10
These girls are so courageous...watching this just challenges yourself to think about what you would do for the chance of a lifetime.
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