Thousand Pieces of Gold

Release date: 1991-04-26
Runtime: 105
Country: United States of America

In 1880's China, young Lalu is sold into marriage by her impoverished father. Rather than becoming a bride, Lalu ends up in an Idaho gold-mining town, the property of a saloon owner who renames her China Polly and plans to sell her as entertainment for the locals. Refusing to become a whore, Lalu ultimately finds her own way in this strange country filled with white demons.

Director: Nancy Kelly

Genre: Drama, Romance, Western

Cast: Beth Broderick, Michael Paul Chan, Rosalind Chao, Chris Cooper, Dennis Dun, Will Oldham, Kim Chan, Jimmie F. Skaggs, David Hayward, Chris Evans