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The Herdsman

Name: The Herdsman
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1982-01-01
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 7.6

★ 7,6 /10 (21 Votes)

1982 ZH 103 min

Overview

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.

Release date

01/01/1982

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Popularity

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