The Horse Thief
1986 · 88 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 1,635 VOTES · DIR. Tian Zhuangzhuang
Overview
Devout Buddhists, Norbu and Dolma live with their young son Tashi in a clan in Tibet. Norbu is a highwayman. After Norbu is charged with stealing from the temple, he and his family are banished. Impoverished and marginalized, they can do little when their beloved son becomes ill. Tashi dies of a fever. After a second son is born, Norbu focuses his every action on keeping this child alive, seeking re-admission to the clan for his wife and child, then risking all to save them from isolation and starvation in winter.
Dialogue Timeline — 218 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:02 Xi'an Film Studio
00:05:33 - Dad! - Yes?
00:09:26 Be careful, or you'll kill it.
00:10:24 - I want to see! - I want a kite!
00:11:32 Dad, why've we bought a quiver?
00:15:27 Protect us!
00:16:44 Yes, that is very clear.
00:17:43 The Headman's father died, you should go.
00:25:49 Put some butter on the wound.
00:28:14 Good boy.
00:30:53 My precious child, the Holy Water will protect you.
00:32:11 Don't do this, have mercy for us.
00:36:10 Let me.
00:36:57 "Go to sleep, my son.
01:00:25 Let it go.
01:01:02 Work hard.
01:07:04 Get out!
01:08:18 Buddha, protect us.
01:09:54 Good. Three pieces.
01:13:28 Catch him!
01:16:29 I killed it.
01:18:56 Don't cry.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed218
Dialogue density2.5 lines / min
First line00:00:02
Final line01:18:56
Production Record
DirectorTian Zhuangzhuang
LanguageChinese
IMDb votes1,635