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.
Wen Xiu
Lao Jin
Li Chuanbei
Father
Mother
Sister
Belt Man
Chen Li
Rider A
Girl
Rider B
Holligan
Headquarter's Chief
Assistant
Jeep Driver
Yak Herder A
Peddler
Honey Dealer
Motorcycle Man
Tractor Man
Janitor
Nurse A
Nurse B
Three Toes
Patient A
Patient B
Narrator (voice)
Jeep Driver (voice)
Yak Herder B
