The Herdsman
The Herdsman

The Herdsman

1982-01-01 | 103 min

In 1980, Xu Jingshan, a wealthy Chinese-American businessman returns to China to find his son, Xu Lingjun, whom he had abandoned over 30 years earlier. Labeled a rightist because of his capitalist father, Lingjun has been forced to live as a humble herdsman on the grasslands. His bitter life has been transformed by a happy marriage to the wise and beautiful Xiuzhi, and more recently by his rehabilitation by the Party. When he goes to Beijing for their reunion, he discovers his father wants him to work for his chemical company in San Francisco. Lingjun tells the story of his life to his father, as he ponders his future.

Genres

Drama Romance

Cast

Xie Jin

Xie Jin

Zhu Shimao

Zhu Shimao

Cong Shan

Cong Shan

Liu Qiong

Liu Qiong

Niu Ben

Niu Ben

Lei Zhongqian

Lei Zhongqian

Qi Mengshi

Qi Mengshi

Chen Xiaoyi

Chen Xiaoyi

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