Deep in the isolated border between China and India lies an ancient, hidden tomb thought to contain the treasured "Pills of Eternity." In this action-packed more
Deep in the isolated border between China and India lies an ancient, hidden tomb thought to contain the treasured "Pills of Eternity." In this action-packed adventure film, reminiscent of Tomb Raider, archaeologist Ivy (Yoko Shimada) gathers together a team to trek to the border in search of the mysterious objects. Before she can claim the prize, however, she'll have to face down the Wild Wolves, who have nefarious intentions. close
Sunflower is the story of the Zhang family in Beijing father, mother and son across three decades, centering on the tensions and misunderstandings between more
Sunflower is the story of the Zhang family in Beijing father, mother and son across three decades, centering on the tensions and misunderstandings between father and son. Nine-year-old Xiangyang is having the time of his life, free of adult supervision until the day he meets the father he can hardly remember. Having spent years away, he returns with strong ideas about his son learning to draw. But Xiangyang chafes under his father's constant rules and soon stages his own revolution against the lessons enforced. close
Gong Li stars in this low-key drama about a single mother who will do anything to provide for her son. Sun Liying (Li) struggles to care for her hearing-impaired more
Gong Li stars in this low-key drama about a single mother who will do anything to provide for her son. Sun Liying (Li) struggles to care for her hearing-impaired child Zheng Da (Gao Xin) after her taxi driver husband divorces her. After Zheng Da gets his hearing aid smashed in a fight with classmates, Sun Liying sets out to raise 5,000 yuan (a small fortune) to buy him a replacement. A friend helps her set up an unauthorized bookstall, which soon gets raided by the police. Later she splits her time delivering newspapers and cleaning house for a rich businessman. This film was screened at the 2000 Berlin Film Festival. close
The Soong family was a political dynasty in China that reached the highest levels of power. This film follows the lives of the three Soong daughters, more
The Soong family was a political dynasty in China that reached the highest levels of power. This film follows the lives of the three Soong daughters, who were educated in America and returned to China. Ai-ling married a wealthy and powerful businessman. Ching-ling married Sun Yat-sen, the revolutionary founder of modern China. Mei-ling married Chiang Kai-shek, China's leader during World War II. The sisters captured the world's fascination for their brilliant marriages and their strong influence on their nation. close
“Kings of Cinema in Advertising” is a brilliant collection of television commercials created by famous directors of world scale. Among the authors of more
“Kings of Cinema in Advertising” is a brilliant collection of television commercials created by famous directors of world scale.
Among the authors of advertising works of art are such outstanding European and American filmmakers as Francis Ford Coppola, Roman Polanski, Woody Allen, Luke Besson, Emir Kusturica, David Cronenberg, David Lynch and many others. A magnificent collection of small masterpieces, collected by the owner of the brand “Night of Advertising Eaters” Jean-Marie Bursico, will deliver unforgettable pleasure to all lovers of real cinema. close
The young adult life of Hong Yunsheng, nicknamed Little Brother, is seen as somewhat of a failure by those that know him. A Chinese national, he stowed more
The young adult life of Hong Yunsheng, nicknamed Little Brother, is seen as somewhat of a failure by those that know him. A Chinese national, he stowed away on a boat to the United States, where he worked as a dishwasher in the restaurant of a family from his hometown back in Fujian province. After two years in the States and after fathering an illegitimate child there named Fusheng, the child's mother Xuhui who is the restaurateur's daughter, he was deported back to China. Since, he has been floundering in life, which has caused a rift between himself and his older brother, who, with his wife, operate a street front diner and can't have children of their own. Little Brother relies on his new girlfriend, a woman he barely knows named Wu Ruifang who is a performer in a touring opera troupe, for emotional support. Despite Little Brother being the local poster boy for not stowing away, his friend named Monkey tried to do the same, but died on the voyage over due to exposure to toxic .. close
World Film Report is a China daily movie news/variety show broadcast on CCTV-6. It is broadcast two episodes per Sunday from 18:20 to 19:00 and from 21:30 more
World Film Report is a China daily movie news/variety show broadcast on CCTV-6. It is broadcast two episodes per Sunday from 18:20 to 19:00 and from 21:30 to 22:10. It is first global movie industry television program in mainland China. In 2010, this show honored Media Contribution Award by Republic of Zimbabwe. close
In 1973, according to the script of Vladimir Naumov and Alexander Alov, a six-part television film “How Steel Was Tempered” was created, in which the more
In 1973, according to the script of Vladimir Naumov and Alexander Alov, a six-part television film “How Steel Was Tempered” was created, in which the image of Korchagin was embodied on the screen by Vladimir Konkin. The brew performed by Konkin differed from the previous on-screen Korchagins by greater lyricism, romanticism and intelligence. In 1975, a film version of the film was also released under the same title “How Steel Was Tempered”. The film adaptation of the novel of the same name by N. Ostrovsky, in which the heroic pages of the struggle of the Soviet people against the German interventionists in Ukraine during the civil war are recreated. The film, like the novel, is based on the biography of the author. He tells about the years of the civil war in Ukraine, the years of war communism and post-war recovery. close
On the day of the premiere, a young dancer Lola is killed in her dressing room. The witness of her death involuntarily became another gifted dancer Tien. more
On the day of the premiere, a young dancer Lola is killed in her dressing room. The witness of her death involuntarily became another gifted dancer Tien. The ghosts of a tragic childhood and a dying rival do not let her sleep. She begins to suspect her boyfriend, who was in love with Lola. On stage, she quickly takes the place of her predecessor, the other girls begin to envy her, she is attacked twice. Who is responsible for Lola's death? Is she or her boyfriend or is there a third person? close
Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils is a Chinese television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. It was first aired in China on CCTV on 22 December 2003.
Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils is a Chinese television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. It was first aired in China on CCTV on 22 December 2003. close
For no apparent reason, a mute young woman assaults a youth who delivers water on his bicycle, injuring him and ruining his bike. Surprisingly, she asks more
For no apparent reason, a mute young woman assaults a youth who delivers water on his bicycle, injuring him and ruining his bike. Surprisingly, she asks him to feed her fish while she is in custody. Her tiny apartment, he discovers, is a shrine to his favorite escape, the movies. close
In this sentimental family drama, a talented young boy is encouraged to pursue a singing career by his priest. Unfortunately, his father is against it.
In this sentimental family drama, a talented young boy is encouraged to pursue a singing career by his priest. Unfortunately, his father is against it. close
Daily life in an impossibly cramped Beijing apartment takes on epic proportions in this, intimate portrait, with unprecedented access, of a working-class more
Daily life in an impossibly cramped Beijing apartment takes on epic proportions in this, intimate portrait, with unprecedented access, of a working-class Chinese family. Boldly transforming documentary into fiction, Liu Jiayin cast her parents and herself as fictionalized versions of themselves. Her father, Liu Zaiping, sells leather bags but is slowly going bankrupt. He argues with his wife, Jia Huifen, and his daughter over methods to boost business in the shop. A cloud of anxiety follows them into sleepless nights shared in the same bed. But through the thousand daily travails of city life, a genuine and deeply moving picture of Chinese familial solidarity emerges from the screen. close
Mr. Zhao tells the story of a philandering doctor living in Shanghai. His infidelity gets the best of him, however, when his mistress Tian Jing (Chen more
Mr. Zhao tells the story of a philandering doctor living in Shanghai. His infidelity gets the best of him, however, when his mistress Tian Jing (Chen Yinan) announces she is pregnant, while his wife learns of his affair but refuses to grant a divorce close
Set in China in the 1930s, the film is about the unsettling relationship between three characters, each involved with a performance of the opera Fleeing by Night in a local theatre.
Set in China in the 1930s, the film is about the unsettling relationship between three characters, each involved with a performance of the opera Fleeing by Night in a local theatre. close
The War of the Drug Mafia is a thrilling action movie starring Julia Kent and Raimund Harmstorf, shot by Hong Kong director Vincent Leung in 1997. Having more
The War of the Drug Mafia is a thrilling action movie starring Julia Kent and Raimund Harmstorf, shot by Hong Kong director Vincent Leung in 1997. Having infiltrated the mafia clan, an Interpol agent turns him over to the police. Since it is not known who he is or what he looks like, each member of the fraternity falls under suspicion. A fierce war breaks out between gangster groups, costing the lives of the best fighters. And no one comes to mind that the sexy beauty, comfortably located in the bed of the “godfather” of the clan, is the spy that everyone is looking for. close
When young art student Ray moves in with his estranged businessman father after years of separation, the two tentatively begin to reconcile their many more
When young art student Ray moves in with his estranged businessman father after years of separation, the two tentatively begin to reconcile their many differences -- including Ray's revelation that he's gay, which his father struggles to accept. close
On her way back from a family visit, young female intellectual Xing-Yu meets the equally young and rebellious Si-Mong and the two fall in love. When Xing-Yu's more
On her way back from a family visit, young female intellectual Xing-Yu meets the equally young and rebellious Si-Mong and the two fall in love. When Xing-Yu's childhood friend and lover Yuan gets into a fight with Si-Mong, Xing-Yu tries to make peace between the two jealous rivals. Her attempts for truce further draw her into a forbidden and passionate relationship instead. close
Family roles and responsibilities are questioned when an elderly father welcomes a foster child into his home despite the adamant disapproval of his son and daughter-in-law.
Family roles and responsibilities are questioned when an elderly father welcomes a foster child into his home despite the adamant disapproval of his son and daughter-in-law. close
Cui, a young Korean mother living on the outskirts of Chinese society, has a husband in jail and a son to support. She barely makes a living selling kimchi more
Cui, a young Korean mother living on the outskirts of Chinese society, has a husband in jail and a son to support. She barely makes a living selling kimchi to workers along the side of a bleak, industrial road. A love affair with a fellow Chinese-Korean leads to tragic consequences as Cui struggles against the vulnerability of her position. close
A young boy named Chen Xiang uses a magical lotus lantern to search for and rescue his mother, a goddess, from the cruel punishment she received from more
A young boy named Chen Xiang uses a magical lotus lantern to search for and rescue his mother, a goddess, from the cruel punishment she received from her brother, the king of the gods, for falling in love with a mortal man. close
Thirteen year old Xiao-Yan is devoted to her studies at her local school and determined to use them as a spring-board out of her mundane fate. Unfortunately more
Thirteen year old Xiao-Yan is devoted to her studies at her local school and determined to use them as a spring-board out of her mundane fate. Unfortunately for her, the school fees for the new term are set to increase from 20 yuan up to 24 and her mother, struggling to cope on her meager income while her husband is away working, is unwilling to stump up the new amount. Young Xiao-Yan is made of sterner stuff though and, in between looking after her two troublesome younger brothers during the holidays, she thinks of a way to raise the money herself. Initially she takes eggs from home and tries to sell them at the market, but this scheme proves to offer scant reward for her efforts. Inspired by the transactions of the local cattle market, Xiao-Yan forms an unsteady alliance with a street-smart urchin to raise a lamb with the intention of selling it on later for significant profit. close
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