Set in 1897, Print Ritter (Robert Duvall) and his estranged nephew Tom Harte (Thomas Haden Church) become the reluctant guardians of five abused and abandoned Chinese girls (introducing Caroline Chan, Olivia Cheng,Jadyn Wong, Valerie Tian, and Gwendoline Yeo). Ritter and Harte's attempts to care for the girls are complicated by their responsibility to deliver a herd of horses while avoiding a group of bitter rivals intent on kidnapping the girls for their own purposes. Directed by Walter Hill for American Movie Classics.
新加坡的华裔女星杨时贤出资拍摄长达3个多小时的这部电影,沃尔特•希尔(《红场特警》)执导。虽然是以19世纪的美国西部牛仔为背景,但是却以中国性奴隶为故事主轴,全片和李安的《断背山》一样,选择在风景优美的加拿大卡加利市拍摄,而第一女配角就是来自新加坡、顶着1998年华埠小姐头衔的杨时贤。
故事发生在1897年,Print Ritter 和他的远方侄儿Tom Harte不情愿的成了5个被虐待和抛弃的中国女孩的保护神。Ritter和Harte照料女孩们的尝试被他们运送马匹的同时要避开一帮为了私利想要绑架女孩们的仇恶对手的责任而搅的复杂难耐。
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