Thousand Pieces of Gold
1991·United States·105 min.
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In 1880's China, young Lalu is sold into marriage by her impoverished father. Rather than becoming a bride, Lalu ends up in an Idaho gold-mining town, the property of a saloon owner who renames her China Polly and plans to sell her as entertainment for the locals. Refusing to become a whore, Lalu ultimately finds her own way in this strange country filled with white demons
DirectorNancy Kelly
MusicGary Malkin
CinematographyBobby Bukowski
CastRosalind Chao·Chris Cooper·Michael Paul Chan·Dennis Dun·Jimmie F. Skaggs·Will Oldham·David Hayward·Beth Broderick·Kim Chan·Chris Evans·Weili Fan·Evan C. Kim·Freda Foh Shen·John M. Hosking·Mary Matvy·A.J. Kallan·Mary Beth Lee·Jianli Zhang·Ron Dorn·George Cheung·James Lortz·Gordon Malis·Saachiko·Brien D. Sankey·Danny Wong·Kerry Yo·Gu Xing ZhongShow all
Original titleThousand Pieces of Gold