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
as 导演
Zhu Shimao
as 许灵均
Cong Shan
as 李秀芝
Liu Qiong
as 许景由
Niu Ben
as 郭𠷨子
Lei Zhongqian
as 董宽
Qi Mengshi
as 谢文清
Chen Xiaoyi
as 宋蕉英
Yu Guichun
as 王福兴
Chao Fang
as 清清
