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The Herdsman(Movie, 1982)

Original title: "牧马人" (Chinese (Mandarin)/ZH)
1h 46min | Genre: Drama
The HerdsmanRating: 3.2/5 (with 55 votes)
The Herdsman (simplified Chinese: 牧马人; traditional Chinese: 牧馬人; pinyin: Mù Mǎ Rén) is a 1982 Chinese film about the life of a herdsman in western China from 1950s through the Cultural Revolution, and his reunion with his father from America. It was produced by the Shanghai Film Studio and directed by Xie Jin, starring Zhu Shimao. It is based on a novel by Zhang Xianliang. ()
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Awards & Nominations for The Herdsman

Hundred Flowers Award for Best Picture Huabiao Award for Outstanding Film

About 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.

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Additional Information

Production country: People's Republic of China
Original language: Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Spoken languages: Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Translated into 2 languages: English (EN), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date GR: 01/01/1982
Cast: Zhu Shimao, Liu Qiong, Niu Ben, Cong Shan
Director: Xie Jin
Screenwriter: Li Zhun, Zhang Xianliang
Director of Photography: Qi Xu
Composer: Huang Zhun
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Mu Ma Ren"
"牧马人"
"Der Pferdhirt"

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