During the Cultural Revolution, two young men are sent to a remote mining village where they fall in love with the local tailor's beautiful granddaughter and discover a suitcase full of forbidden Western novels.

Little Seamstress

Luo Min

Ma Jianling

Head of the Village

Old Tailor

Four Eyes

Mother of Four Eyes

Old Mill Worker

Director of the Commune

Peasant

Peasant

Female Villager
May 16, 2002

Little Seamstress

Luo Min

Ma Jianling

Head of the Village

Old Tailor

Four Eyes

Mother of Four Eyes

Old Mill Worker

Director of the Commune

Peasant

Peasant

Female Villager
