1980年，老华侨企业家许景山从美国回来，找到了在西北敕勒川牧场工作的儿子许灵均，决定带他去美国继承遗产。
而三十年来，许灵均经历了孤儿右派分子的痛苦，他是在牧民的关怀下鼓起来生活的勇气，结婚生子，走上了教师的讲台。这一段无法忘怀的往事，使许灵均决定留在祖国的大草原，而许景山最终理解了儿子，找到了重温父子之情的共同语言。
In 1980,Xu Jingshan,an old overseas Chinese entrepreneur returns to China from America.In Chilechuan in the northwest of China,he finds his son,Xu Ling Jun,who works in a pasrute,He decides to bring his son to Aerica so that he can succed to his heritage.But his son feels reluctant to leave the pasture and his work.During the 30 years in the past,he was grown up from an orphan to a rightist.It was other neighboring herdsmen who cared and helped him live up.He got married and had children,and works as teacher.He couldn't possibly depart from the past.Seeing this,Xu Jingshan tries to understand his son and they finally get on well with each other as a father and son……
【获奖情况】
1982年文化部优秀故事片奖
第三届中国电影金鸡奖最佳男配角奖（牛犇）、最佳剪辑奖
第六届大众电影百花奖最佳故事片奖、最佳男配角奖（牛犇）
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区码：全区
音频格式：杜比数字AC-3
制式：NTSC
片长：100分钟
