The Herdsman

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.

Cast

Xie Jin 导演 Zhu Shimao 许灵均 Cong Shan 李秀芝 Liu Qiong 许景由 Niu Ben 郭𠷨子

Lei Zhongqian 董宽

Qi Mengshi 谢文清

Chen Xiaoyi 宋蕉英

Yu Guichun 王福兴

Chao Fang 清清 Ziyue Zhao 向福顺

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