The Herdsman

Year: 1982

Runtime: 103 mins

Language: Chinese

Director: Xie Jin

DramaRomance

In 1980, Xu Jingshan goes to China to find the son he left years earlier, Xu Lingjun. Branded a rightist, Lingjun lives as a herdsman, but marriage to Xiuzhi and recovery give him hope. When he meets his father in Beijing, he learns he is expected to work for his father's San Francisco firm, prompting him to recount his past and weigh his future.

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