Twelve-year-old Kazakh shepherd boy Biek (帕拉沙提·阿依克什) lives in the Altay pastures of Xinjiang. When he hears that the beloved “Grandpa Camel” – the Han-Chinese agronomist who once brought camel-industry know-how to the village – is seriously ill in Chengdu, the child becomes convinced that only the magic of fresh white-camel milk can save him.
Lin Qing-qing (terminal cancer patient)
“Grandpa Camel” / Chen Gang-liang prototype
Qing-qing’s estranged elder brother
Biek’s uncle
Biek’s mother
police officer
cameo