Jalainur, a name from the beautiful Lake Hulun(aka Dalai nuur in Mongolian), is one of the last places in the world where steam trains are still running. It is also where the story begins. Master Chu is retiring from the open-cut coal mine where he has been working for more than 30 years as a train technician. Somehow he decides to retire one month earlier. His apprentice, Zhi-Zhong, whom he shares a father-son-like relationship with, insists on seeing him off, accompanying him along the way to his daughter's place, somewhere miles away on the border between China and Russia.
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Cast
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Zhao Ye Director
First release January 1, 2008 · Produced in China · Original title Zha lai nuo er
Production
China
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Languages
Original title
Zha lai nuo er
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
China · January 1, 2008
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
February 22, 2009 · Theatrical
Austria
October 26, 2009 · Vienna International Film Festival
Belgium
October 12, 2009 · Gent International Film Festival
Canada
October 6, 2008 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 31, 2009 · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Japan
January 15, 2011
Netherlands
January 26, 2009 · Theatrical
Singapore
April 1, 2009 · Singapore International Film Festival
South Korea
October 1, 2008 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 27, 2009 · Göteborg International Film Festival
United Kingdom
June 1, 2009 · Edinburgh International Film Festival
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