Young teen girl Xiu Xiu is sent away to a remote corner of the Sichuan steppes for manual labor in 1975 (sending young people to there was a part of Cultural Revolution in China). A year later, she agrees to go to even more remote spot with a Tibetan saddle tramp Lao Jin to learn horse herding.
as Wen Xiu
as Lao Jin
as Li Chuanbei
as Father
as Mother
as Sister
as Belt Man
as Chen Li
as Rider A
as Girl
as Rider B
as Holligan
as Headquarter's Chief
as Assistant
as Jeep Driver
as Yak Herder A
as Peddler
as Honey Dealer
as Motorcycle Man
as Tractor Man
as Janitor
as Nurse A
as Nurse B
as Three Toes
as Patient A
as Patient B
as Narrator (voice)
as Jeep Driver (voice)
as Yak Herder B