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In 1931, young English-born missionary Jakob Kellner brings all the crusading passion of his untried Christian faith to a China racked by famine and bloody civil war. He burns to save the world's largest nation from Communism. But when he is swept along on the cold, unforgiving Long March, Jakob becomes entangled with Mei-ling, a beautiful and fervent revolutionary. Soon, powerful new emotions challenge and reshape his faith—and entrap him forever in the vast country's tortured destiny.

1948年，太平洋战争结束后三年，北平经济崩溃、民生凋敝，看似平静却早已暗流汹涌……1948年，太平洋戰爭結束後三年，北平經濟崩潰、民生凋敝，看似平靜卻早已暗流洶湧……

1948年，太平洋战争结束后三年，北平经济崩溃、民生凋敝，看似平静却早已暗流汹涌……1948年，太平洋戰爭結束後三年，北平經濟崩潰、民生凋敝，看似平靜卻早已暗流洶湧……

1948年，太平洋战争结束后三年，北平经济崩溃、民生凋敝，看似平静却早已暗流汹涌……1948年，太平洋戰爭結束後三年，北平經濟崩潰、民生凋敝，看似平靜卻早已暗流洶湧……

In 1930's China, the all-male Peking opera was luxurious entertainment for the privileged class—but only children from the poorest families were sent to opera schools to train as actors. Abandoned by his mother—a prostitute who can no longer care for him—Xiao Douzi is brought to an opera school. With seeds of bitterness in his soul, the nine-year-old boy endures hardships and misery to learn and perfect his craft.