Red Sorghum is the first film to be directed by Zhang Yimou, based on a novel by Mo Yan. The film stars Gong Li, in her debut. An old leper who owned a remote sorghum winery dies. Jiu'er, the wife bought by the leper, and her lover, identified only as "my Grandpa" by the narrator, take over the winery and set up an idealized quasi-matriarchal community headed by Jiu'er. When the Japanese invaders subject the area to their rule and cut down the sorghum to make way for a road, the community rises up and resists as the sorghum grows anew.

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The aging Yang Jin-shan (Li Wei) runs a successful textile dying factory and purchases the beautiful Ju Dou (Gong Li) to continue his line, but when his own impotence shatters all hope of progeny, he takes his anger out on his innocent young bride. Gentle Yang Tian-qing (Li Bao-Tian) is the sole employee in the lonely factory and his tender friendship with Ju Dou blossoms into love. (More info)

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In a mountain village on the bank of Men's River, emotions are more torrential than the tide. Three adopted siblings, two boys and one girl, have grown up together. The younger brother falls in love with the girl. However, the parents, according to tradition, have decided the oldest brother should marry first... (More info)

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This Film is also known as: Women From the Lake of Scented Souls

This award-winning film is masterfully directed by Xie Fei. A beautiful film that boasts strong performances by one of China's most revered stars, Siqin Gaowa and a brilliant supporting cast.
A beautiful, intelligent woman seeks comfort from the stress of her business, a violent, alcoholic husband, and a mentally retarded son in the arms of another man.

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Xiao Hua, a poor orphaned girl, has escaped from her abusive foster parents and finds herself starved and barely conscious in a village of strangers. Though the villagers feel sorry for her, only an infirm old man is willing to take her in and provide for her care. (More info)

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A remote village in the hills of West Hunan, where water, the most precious resource, is carried on strong backs up from the valley below each day as it has for centuries. (More info)

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Adapted from a famous novel written by novelist Chi Li, Life Show tells story of Lai Shuang Yang (Tao Hong) who runs a small restaurant in an old quarter of Shanghai. (More info)

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This poignant drama, directed by Huo Jianqi, concerns an aging postman who is unable to maintain his grueling route. He decides to hand the job off to his son, but with this passing of the torch comes deep emotions. Jianqi's heartwarming drama is set against a gorgeous Chinese landscape. (More info)

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Huo Jianqi
Chinese / English Subtitles
93 minutes
1999

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A touching tale of an elderly Austrian woman who recounts sacrificing her family and her culture for the love of a Chinese police officer when she was a young girl. (More info)

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Mei Hu
Zhiwen Wang, Nina Proll
Chinese / English Subtitles
105 minutes
2002
On the Other Side of the Bridge
MP 0195
6 90445 0193 2 3

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The true story of a celebrated Chinese chemist who's family must overcome great hardship in order for him to attend school. (More info)

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Youchao Zhou
Yan Danchen, Jiang Hualin, Qiang Zhao
Chinese / English Subtitles
90 minutes
2000
MP 0172
6 90445 0172 2 2

Fifteen year old boy is facing justice for robbery. In an attempt to reduce his sentence his family offers the judge, An Hui, a large sum of money through his lawyer. The funds are instead embezzled by his lawyer, and the boy....(More info)

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Mu Deyuan
Chinese / English Subtitles
90 minutes
2002
MP 0173
6 90445 0173 2 1

Near the end of World War II, during a harsh winter season, a Soviet Army unit enters China and engages Japanese troops in a big battle.When the fighting is over there are only three survivors: one Russian soldier, one Chinese soldier and one Japanese soldier. Stuck in deep snow in a forest far from civilization, the three survivors are forced to band together in order to keep alive.(More info)

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Feng Xiaoning
Chinese / English Subtitles
120 minutes
2001
MP 0170
6 90445 0170 2 4

An epic film about Mongolia's past, Gada Meilin sweeps across the screen with the story of the titular leader of splintered ethnic groups, who brought them together to defeat the present government and save their land. Feng Xiaoning continues his grand-scale filmmaking in this portrait of a larger-than-life leader in a larger-than-life section of China.(More info)

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Feng Xiaoning
Chinese / English Subtitles
109 minutes
2002
MP 0171
6 90445 0171 2 3

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