A polyptych of interconnected stories in different time-zones, shifting between a Yunnan village, a campus, and the Gobi Desert.
Cast
Zhou Yun
The Mother
Jiang Wen
Tang
Joan Chen
Dr. Lin
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
Teacher Liang
Jaycee Chan
The Son
Kong Wei
Tang's Wife
Lei Chen
Little Chen
Wei Chen
Old Wang
Cui Jian
Tang's Friend in Beijing
Guiping Li
Black Beauty Hei-mei
Xinqing Li
Tang Mei
Lei Pan
A Lei
Lika Su
White Beauty Bai-mei
Xiguo Wu
Old Wu
Zi Xi
Old Li
Jian Qun Zhang
The Son's Teacher
Crew
Jiang Wen
Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Producer
Shixing Guo
Writer
Shu Ping
Writer
Mi Ye
Novel
Tao Yang
Director of Photography
Mark Lee Ping-Bing
Director of Photography
Zhao Fei
Director of Photography
Fabien Pascal
Colorist
Wang Wei
Executive Producer
Albert Lee
Producer
Homber Yin
Associate Producer
Jian Qun Zhang
Production Design
Cao Juiping
Production Design
Joe Hisaishi
Original Music Composer
Xiaoshi Zhao
Production Manager
Huang Hai
Other
