
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