At the Golden Rooster Film Festival, - Siqintu's Autumn - the main creator talked about the grassland and farewell

 November 8th, - Siqintu's Autumn - was screened at the Golden Rooster Domestic Film Festival of the 2026 China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival.Director Bai Runqing, producer Sun Tao, and starring actors such as Bayin, Tumenbayar, and Taozi came to the post-screening scene to talk about grassland, loss, and farewell.

The Mongolian rider Siqintu in the film suspended his horse racing career due to injury and was forced to return to his hometown.He recovers every day and looks forward to returning to the competition, but reality keeps squeezing this wish: his father is planning to use his beloved horse to pay off the debt, and familiar friends are also moving elsewhere due to their respective life experiences.The people on the grassland comforted him in rough ways, and he slowly realized that there was something else in life besides competition.When he got on the horse again, the wind blew over him. He looked back at the past while saying goodbye, and also met the lost people and things again.

This screening also released a concept poster and a set of “Wilderness themed stills.The poster places Siqintu and the horse on a vast and quiet grassland, with the two walking forward at a distance.Telephoto long shots and panoramic views are also part of the film's image creation: the characters are between heaven and earth, and their inner ups and downs appear even more lonely.Bai Runqing incorporated his own observations of grassland urbanization and the hesitation of young people between urban and rural areas into the story to discuss the memory, loss and reconciliation of his hometown.

In the post-screening exchange, Bai Runqing said that the creation wanted to capture the silent losses in life.Families gather and disperse, friends move away, and it often takes a while for people to realize what has happened.What Siqintu is doing is seriously saying goodbye to these losses.He also hopes”Bring warmth to the audience“ in this farewell mood”.In his opinion, the grassland can accommodate the injuries and regrets of those who stay, and also accepts those who go to distant places.The land will change, but as long as people understand their inner direction, they can still find their spiritual destination.

Producer Xia Gang also came to the scene.He affirmed this creative exploration and believed that the film has clear and pure self-expression, does not deliberately cater to the market, and retains the creator's own warmth.

Tumenbayar, who plays Siqintu, feels that the character's experience and personality fit well with his own, and the performance is more like walking through a life in person.His understanding of the characters is to slowly accept loss, loneliness, and the occurrence of one thing after another.Bayin once again played the role of the father, talking about the reserved and taciturn nature of the prairie people: in the film, the father and son don't talk much, but their concern is always there.Taozi plays Unaga, who grew up with Siqintu. The two later chose different paths, but the beautiful memories they shared remained in the grassland and in each other's hearts.

A viewer who grew up in Inner Mongolia said that the grasslands in the movie were scenes from his childhood: “ felt warm after watching it and reminded me that I should go back and take a look.”

《The Autumn of Siqintu》is produced by China Film Industry Group Co., Ltd., Beijing Songta Film Culture Development Co., Ltd., Inner Mongolia Film Group Co., Ltd., and China Film (Beijing) Film Studio Co., Ltd.; produced by Xie Xiaojing and Xia Gang, Fu Ruoqing serves as producer and chief producer, Sun Tao serves as producer and producer, directed by Bai Runqing, and written by Liu Jiarui and Bai Runqing.Bayin and Tumenbayar lead the cast, and Burenjirigara, Taozi, and Baoyinnimohu star in the lead roles.The film is expected to be released in 2027.