''Heavenly Grassland'' (

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: ''Tian Shang Cao Yuan'') is a 2002 Chinese movie directed by

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and Mai Lisi starring

Naren Hua Naren Hua (born 17 November 1962) is a Chinese film and television actress of Mongolian ethnicity. Name Her name is derived from the Mongolian word for sunflower ( – "sun", mn, links=no, script=Latn, naran; "flower", mn, links=no, sc ...

, Ning Cai, and Tumen.

Plot

The film tells about young

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boy Tiger (Ning Cai), who is adopted by a family living in the

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. The boy's father asks Shergan (Tuman) to look after his child while in prison. Shergan keeps his word and brings the boy to Mongolia, where he shares his

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with his "feisty" ex-wife Baruma (

). The boy is at first shocked and repelled by the way of life of the people there, but in time learns to love his new homeland. The film's "strong spectacular and exotic qualities and appealing performances" were noted, as was the possibility that the Chinese-Mongolian relations weren't "quite as harmonious as the film suggests" at the time of the film's release. The movie won Best Photography Award at the China

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. Naren Hua's performance was particularly praised and won her several accolades, including the

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Cast

* Guersireng *

* Ning Cai *

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References

External links

* {{IMDB title, 0356127 2002 films 2000s Mandarin-language films 2002 drama films Chinese drama films 2000s Chinese films