Movie

Thousand Pieces of Gold

1991 · 105 min

A slow, earnest frontier drama that immerses you in one woman's hard-won resilience, with moments of warmth and tension.

Tagline: A testament to the strength of the human spirit.
Overview: In 1880s 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.
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic, warm and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, identity, isolation, love
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
identity
isolation
love
race
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild