The Herdsman (1982)
- Original title
- 牧马人
- Directed by
- Xie Jin
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 18 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man named Xu Lingjun works as a herdsman in western China from the 1950s through the Cultural Revolution. After decades apart, his father returns from America and wants to reconnect with him.
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What happens
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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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