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Thousand Pieces of Gold

6.8 105 mins Drama   Romance   1991
Director(s): Nancy Kelly

In 1880s 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.

Casts of Thousand Pieces of Gold

Rosalind Chao

as Lalu / Polly

Chris Cooper

as Charlie

Michael Paul Chan

as Hong King

Dennis Dun

as Jim

Will Oldham

as Miles

Beth Broderick

as Berthe

Kim Chan

as Li Ping

Jimmie F. Skaggs

as Jonas

David Hayward

as Ohio

Chris Evans

as Sailor #2

Weili Fan

as Sayan

Evan C. Kim

as Shun Lee

Freda Foh Shen

as Ah Ling

John M. Hosking

as Watkins

Mary Matvy

as Françoise

George Cheung

as Lung On

Saachiko

as Li Ma

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