On the edge of the Gobi desert in Northwest China, Lang returns to his hometown after being released from jail. While working for the local dog patrol team to clear the town of stray dogs before the Olympic Games, he strikes up an unlikely connection with a black dog. These two lonely souls embark on a journey together.
Guan Hu
Zhu Wenjiu
Ge Rui
Guan Hu
Wu Bing
Gao Weizhe
Breton Vivian
Eddie Peng Yu-Yan
Lang Yonghui
Tong Liya
Putao
Jia Zhangke
Uncle Yao
Zhou You
Nie Shili
Hu Xiaoguang
Butcher Hu
Wang Yiquan
Police Officer Liu
Niu Ben
Mr. Camel
Yin Yuanzhang
Noodle Restaurant Owner
Zhang Li
Yang Da
Mo Tuhongzhe
Yang Er
Wu You
Patrol Squad Deputy
Da Youwei
Greenie
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CinemaSerf
"Lang" (Eddie Peng) has returned to his hometown after a term in prison. We learn a little more about the causes of that and of his distant relationship with his zoo-keeping father as the story develops, as well as discovering that he once was one of the place's more famous citizens being in a popul...
Brent Marchant
Many films about the special relationship between man and his four-legged best friend have been made over the years, and it’s a formula that nearly always manages to please. So it is with the latest offering from writer-director Guan Hu, the story of a former inmate who’s been paroled to his hometow...
UK Exclusive Interview with Director Guan Hu and Producer Liang Jing
Featurette • YouTube
Q&A with Eddie Peng: "Now I know how to focus on the present more."
Featurette • YouTube
Q&A with Eddie Peng: "Xin is the Queen in my house now."
Featurette • YouTube
UK Dog-owner Audience Honest Opinion
Featurette • YouTube
Q&A with Guan Hu: Will films starring dogs become a new trend in Chinese cinema?
Featurette • YouTube
Making-of 4: Return and A New Beginning
Behind the Scenes • YouTube
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