The Herdsman
Overview
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.
Cast

Xie 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

Chao Fang
清清

Ziyue Zhao
向福顺