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
Song Yang
Chang Wannian
Jiang Wu
Xu Wenjie
Yuan Wenkang
Cui Xia
Tan Zhuo
Ding Hai
Yi Tiankai
Li Shuiquan
An Hu
Da Jin
Wang Zichen
Zhang Lei
Duan Pengyu
Tian Hongyan
Zhang Yuzhen
Village Head Liu Fu
Ma Guoqing
Ding Hansheng
Ruan Chenzimo
Xu Yuanyuan
Li Yazhen
Cui Xia's Mom
Song Ci
Xu's Mom
Jin Ruogang
Co-worker #1
Zhang Jian
Co-worker #2
Wang Liangguo
Headmaster
Lu Xuexi
Mine Guard
Jiang Zhixin
Lawyer Wang
Luan Lijian
Inquisitor #1
Wang Shiyu
Inquisitor #2
Zhao Juefei
Policeman #2
Zheng Tianyang
Woman Finding Cattle
Wang Xiaolian
Print Shop Kid
Hou Jiachunbo
Usurer #1
Zhou Hang
Usurer #2
Shi Yue
Jinbei Driver
Pang Xuelin
The Carver
Tan Ke
Shuan Zi
Zhu Haijun
Policeman #1
Elton Tang
Inquisitor #1
Wang Shi Yu