Thousand Pieces of Gold
1991 · Movie · 105 min. · United States
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
Direction Nancy Kelly
Cast Rosalind 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 Zhong
Soundtrack Gary Malkin
Screenplay Anne Makepeace · Ruthanne Lum McCunn
Cinematography Bobby Bukowski
Original title Thousand Pieces of Gold
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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