In the early 2000s, Axiya's husband left to help build the Qinghai-Tibet Railway and has not returned for years. Their son, Little Hasan, needs to start school, but Axiya has no marriage certificate, so the child has no household registration. Axiya is seized by the urge to go to the Qinghai-Tibet line to find her husband. Hasan, a "people's artist", is in a marriage arranged by his parents. Because they could not have children, his wife ran off with other men several times, and Hasan, because of his physical condition, put up with it. He sold all his sheep and gave the money to his wife to start a business; soon after, she was arrested for drug trafficking. Hasan gave up on her because she had given up her faith. He decides to earn money to pay for Little Hasan's schooling and is willing to marry Axiya. Through care for one another, two broken families find new hope. But not long after, Hasan dies in an accident at a quarry, and Little Hasan is badly bullied at school because of what happened in the previous generation...
In the early 2000s, Axiya's husband left to help build the Qinghai-Tibet Railway and has not returned for years. Their son, Little Hasan, needs to start school, but Axiya has no marriage certificate, so the child has no household registration. Axiya is seized by the urge to go to the Qinghai-Tibet line to find her husband. Hasan, a "people's artist", is in a marriage arranged by his parents. Because they could not have children, his wife ran off with other men several times, and Hasan, because of his physical condition, put up with it. He sold all his sheep and gave the money to his wife to start a business; soon after, she was arrested for drug trafficking. Hasan gave up on her because she had given up her faith. He decides to earn money to pay for Little Hasan's schooling and is willing to marry Axiya. Through care for one another, two broken families find new hope. But not long after, Hasan dies in an accident at a quarry, and Little Hasan is badly bullied at school because of what happened in the previous generation...
Genre:
Drama, EthicsEstimated Running Time:
120 minDirector:
Zeng JianguiLead Actor:
Zhang GasongLead Actress:
Xi YaScreenwriter:
Zeng JianguiProducer:
Chi QingboProduction Company:
Gansu Xidi Huantian Pictures Co., Ltd.Executive Producer:
Pema TsedenProduction Company:
Gansu Xidi Huantian Pictures Co., Ltd.Zeng Jiangui: Film director and screenwriter, born in August 1992 in Hezhou, Gansu. In high school he directed the independent stage play Han Qigong Conscripts Soldiers. In 2017 he made the independent documentary Exhortation to Learning. In 2020 he was assistant director to Li Ruijun on the film Return to Dust, starring Hai Qing.
Zhang Gasong: A leading musician of northwestern folk music and founder of the Ga Yao Band, dedicated to carrying on and promoting the music and culture of northwest China. Representative songs: Sister and Dating; film: Yellow River Ga Yao. Released albums: Taste of Earth, Shantou Village, Home, Beautiful and Yellow River Ga Yao.
Xi Ya: Young Chinese actress.
Zeng Jiangui: Film director and screenwriter, born in August 1992 in Hezhou, Gansu. In high school he directed the independent stage play Han Qigong Conscripts Soldiers. In 2017 he made the independent documentary Exhortation to Learning. In 2020 he was assistant director to Li Ruijun on the film Return to Dust, starring Hai Qing.
Chi Qingbo: Film producer. Co-producer of the films Hidden Pain, Mama and the Seven Days, The Wandering Woman and The Ladle. These films have been selected for the Venice International Film Festival, the Hong Kong International Film Festival, the Busan International Film Festival, the Pingyao International Film Festival, the Beijing International Film Festival and others.
Gansu Xidi Huantian Pictures Co., Ltd.: A company whose legal representative is the young director Zeng Jiangui. Its main production is the film Hezhou.
Pema Tseden: Director, screenwriter and producer from the Chinese Mainland. He directed The Silent Holy Stones, Old Dog, Tharlo, Jinpa, Balloon and other films, which were selected for the Venice International Film Festival, the Golden Horse Awards and many other festivals in China and abroad.
In Hezhou, every face and every mountain carries subtle emotional bonds between different ethnic groups.