

The Herdsman
Visit website7.2/10 • 14
1982-01-01 • 1h 43m
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.
- Directors
- Xie Jin

The Herdsman
Visit website1982-01-01 • 1h 43m
7.2/10 • 14
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.
- Directors
- Xie Jin
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsXie Jin
导演
Zhu Shimao
许灵均
Cong Shan
李秀芝
Liu Qiong
许景由
Niu Ben
郭𠷨子
Lei Zhongqian
董宽
Qi Mengshi
谢文清
Chen Xiaoyi
宋蕉英
Yu Guichun
王福兴
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