Overview
Twelve-year-old Ma Tianshan, raised in a desert frontier army farm, returns one scorching summer to confront a buried family secret: Is his ruthless foster-father Ma Hongguang truly his parent? The return of Shanghai youth Kong Xiaoxue, rumored to have borne a child with the outcast herdsman Li Dalin, upends Tianshan’s world.
| Actor | Age then | Age now | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 34 | 52 | |
 | 42 | 60 | |
 | 39 | 57 |