Released:
2009-05-13

Overview:
An involving, beautifully modulated yarn about a young intellectual's "war" with two equines in a mountain village during the Cultural Revolution. A young student, Ma Jie, who is sent to a tiny Beigao village in Shanxi Province and has the mundane task of watching over livestock during the Great Cultural Revolution. Surrounded only by the extreme boredom, he initiates a war against two donkeys. What ensues as a result, is an impressive feature debut by director Li Dawei who manages to infuse a believable quirky and black humorous universe within a realistically grim setting.

Director:
Dawei Li

Runtime:
1h 38min

Genre:
Drama, Comedy

• Cast:
• 
  Wen Zhang
  as
  Ma Jie
• 
  Bai Jing
• 
  Yue Hong
  as
  Female Brigade Chief