HEROIC LITTLE SISTERS OF THE GRASSLAND

1965

40 min.

zh

Original Title

Caoyuan yingxiong xiao jiemei

Overview

This film was made by Shanghai Animation Film Studio and is based on contemporary events in February, 1964. It’s a retelling of how Mongolian sisters Long Mei and Yurong, ages 11 and 8 respectively, successfully walked nearly 70 kilometers after having been surprised by a blizzard while grazing their father’s sheep. Both girls survived with severe frostbite.