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JI FENG ZHANG DE MA
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Ning Cai
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| The Mongolian herdsman, once the proud symbol
of the ancient nomadic culture of the grasslands and master
of a great empire ruled on horseback, finds himself these days
locked in a bitter struggle to preserve his traditional way
of life. Against the encroachment of desert sands, modern civilization
and government restrictions on herding, our protagonist Wurgen
fights just to keep his only remaining, beloved old horse. Unwilling
to leave the grasslands for a new and uncertain life in the
city, Wurgen finds himself in conflict with his friends and
neighbours, local authorities and even his wife. Not merely
one manšs battle for survival, The Season of the Horse is a
requiem for a rapidly disappearing dream, a way of life, a cultural
identity and a proud nomadic tradition now threatened with extinction.
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Screenplay Ning Cai
Photography (colour) Lin Liangzhong
Editing Zhang Jianhua
Music Wulantug
ICast Ning Cai, Na Renhua, Chang Lantian, Xe Xi, Ba Teer,Hai Quan
Production Huo Binghua, Na Renhua
Year of production 2005
Running time 105'
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Ning Cai
Mongolian (of the ethnic minority of China), he was born in 1963 in China's inner Mongolian Horqin grasslands. In 1986 he graduated from the Shanghai Drama Academy in Acting, and went on to perform in a number of stage plays, films, and TV shows. He has been honoured with the Plum Blossom Award, China's top dramatic prize for theatre, in addition to other awards. He also performed the leading role in Heavenly Grassland for which he won the Chinese cinema's highest honour, the Golden Rooster Award as Best Actor. Though successful in his acting career, he chose to tell the stories, life, and culture of his people. In 1998 he graduated from the Director's program at the Beijing Film Academy, and in 2000 began working for the Inner Mongolia Film Studio, developing acting and directing projects.
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