An unschooled young man, one of the countless victims of Mao's Cultural Revolution, is laboring in the countryside when he is assigned to teach in a nearby school. Gradually, he abandons the Maoist textbook and encourages the barely literate kids to write about their own lives and feelings.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Xie YuanLao Gar | Lao Gar |
| XXuewen YangWang Fu | Wang Fu |
| SShaohua ChenHeadmaster Chen | Headmaster Chen |
| CCaimei ZhangLaidi | Laidi |
| XXu GuoqingLao Hei | Lao Hei |
 Gu ChangweiSecretary Wu | Secretary Wu |