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The Herdsman 1982 Directed by Xie Jin , Huang Shuqin 牧马人

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.

Country China
Production Country China
Language Mandarin
Spoken Language Mandarin
Gneres Drama , Romance
Production Company Shanghai Film Studio
Release Date 1 January 1982
103 mins
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
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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