Northern China, 2004. When miner Zhang Baomin returns to his home, a small and isolated mining village, his wife tells him that their son has mysteriously disappeared while shepherding his small flock.
Zhang Baomin
Chang Wannian
Xu Wenjie
Cui Xia
Ding Hai
Li Shuiquan
Da Jin
Zhang Lei
Tian Hongyan
Village Head Liu Fu
Ding Hansheng
Xu Yuanyuan
Cui Xia's Mom
Xu's Mom
Co-worker #1
Co-worker #2
Headmaster
Mine Guard
Lawyer Wang
Inquisitor #1
Inquisitor #2
Policeman #2
Woman Finding Cattle
Print Shop Kid
Usurer #1
Usurer #2
Jinbei Driver
The Carver
Shuan Zi
Policeman #1
Inquisitor #1
