Title: Thousand Pieces of Gold
Year: 1991
Genre: Drama, Romance
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Rosalind Chao, Chris Cooper, Michael Paul Chan, Dennis Dun, Will Oldham
Description: 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.