Adapted from the novel with the same title. This is a tragedy that occurs in modern China. By a vivid description of the frustrated life story of Gao Jialin, a high school graduate who is first dismissed from teaching post and then enrolled as a journalist in the city and finally dismissed from the post and become a farmer again, this movie presents the young man as a serious issue of how to deal with their life.
Zhou Lijing
as 高加林
Wu Yufang
as 刘巧珍
Gao Baocheng
as 德顺爷爷
Li Xiaoli
as 黄亚萍
Jia Liu
as 高玉德
Yu Zhongyi
as 高明楼
Tian Weixi
as 马栓
Qian Wen
as 马占胜
Xue Bai
as 巧玲
Xue Jianshe
as 巧英
Mu Shulan
as 克南妈
Zhang Muqin
as 巧珍妈
