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The Horse Thief (1986) [N/A]

Release Date:
January 1, 1986

Original Title:
盗马贼

Alternate Titles:
Dao ma zei
El ladrón de caballos
The Horse Thief

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Xi'an Film Studio

Production Countries:
China

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 88

Overview from TheMovieDB

Devout Buddhists, Norbu and Dolma live with their young son Tashi in a clan in Tibet. Norbu is a highwayman. After Norbu is charged with stealing from the temple, he and his family are banished. Impoverished and marginalized, they can do little when their beloved son becomes ill. Tashi dies of a fever. After a second son is born, Norbu focuses his every action on keeping this child alive, seeking re-admission to the clan for his wife and child, then risking all to save them from isolation and starvation in winter.

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Production

Art Direction:
Huo Jianqi
Jianping Yang

Co-Director:
Pan Peicheng

Costume Design:
Xiaoping Xu

Director:
Tian Zhuangzhuang

Director of Photography:
Hou Yong
Zhao Fei

Editor:
Jingzhong Li
Kezhi Li

Foley Artist:
Shunfa Lu

Lighting Technician:
Yao Zhuoxi

Original Music Composer:
Qu Xiaosong

Producer:
Wu Tianming

Props:
Ruixiang Xu

Sound:
Dong-zhi Hui

Sound Recordist:
Dong-zhi Hui

Unit Manager:
Changqin Li

Writer:
Rui Zhang

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