Young teen girl Xiu Xiu is sent away to a remote corner of the Sichuan steppes for manual labor in 1975 (sending young people to there was a part of Cultural Revolution in China). A year later, she agrees to go to even more remote spot with a Tibetan saddle tramp Lao Jin to learn horse herding.
Cast
Li Xiaolu
Wen Xiu
Lopsang
Lao Jin
Zheng Qian
Li Chuanbei
Lü Yue
Father
Gao Jie
Mother
Li Zhizhi
Sister
Lü Zhong
Belt Man
Qiao Qian
Chen Li
Jiang Cheng
Rider A
Yang Xiaoyu
Girl
Gu Xuejun
Rider B
Huri
Holligan
Li Zhizheng
Headquarter's Chief
Kun Zhang
Assistant
Shijin Li
Jeep Driver
Dong Jia
Yak Herder A
Qiang Gao
Peddler
Xuelan Cao
Honey Dealer
Wenyuan Qin
Motorcycle Man
Xiaoying Tan
Tractor Man
Wenqi Hu
Janitor
Yayu Li
Nurse A
Min Du
Nurse B
Jiong Cao
Three Toes
Dashui Jia
Patient A
Chen Yu
Patient B
Wang Luoyong
Narrator (voice)
Xiaolin Yu
Jeep Driver (voice)
Wang Yu
Yak Herder B
