Ermo

Ermo Chinese pinyin rm is a Chinese comedydrama film, released in 1994 and directed by Zhou Xiaowen. It is essentially a satire on Western consumerism and its influence on Chinese culture.

Zhou Xiaowen, the director, said that In China, money was once a synonym for filth. Now money has become a god. But will this god be able to satisfy his people?Ermo is a hardworking village woman in the northern province of Hebei, who makes noodles to feed her husband and child. When her neighbor buys a brand new television, she is consumed by dreams of owning one herself. Desperate to own the largest television in the village, she becomes obsessive in her desire to earn money, eventually leaving the village to work in town. Her efforts to earn enough money damages her health and her relationship with her family. ........

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