The Story of Qiu Ju

The Story of Qiu Ju 1992

7.30

When her husband is kicked in the groin by the village head, Qiu Ju, a peasant woman, despite her pregnancy, travels to a nearby town, and later a big city to deal with its bureaucrats and find justice.

1992

Black Snow

Black Snow 1990

6.90

A man returns to his native Beijing after serving in a labor camp, to find that he has no family or prospects or friends. He tries to make a living, but his old underworld contacts drag him back into a life of crime.

1990

Can't Piss

Can't Piss 2014

1

A divorced man must deal with his son's delicate issue after his ex-wife drops him off. So much for his bachelor's life.

2014

The Fire Boy

The Fire Boy 1978

1

In 1950, Xiao Sun, a scout of the People's Liberation Army, comes to the mountainous area of ​​Zhawangzhai to track down a Kuomintang bandit commander.

1978

The Meridian of War

The Meridian of War 1990

8.00

During a brutal Japanese offensive, a skirmish leaves only a handful of children and a few soldiers to carry an important command west along the Great Wall.

1990

The Trail

The Trail 1993

6.00

Officer Lei tracks down embezzler Chen Ziliang in Mongolia. Although Chen insists he was innocent, Lei must escort him across China to bring him to justice, but it soon becomes apparent that an unknown organization wants Chen killed.

1993

Sacrificed Youth

Sacrificed Youth 1985

8.33

A young girl from the city is sent out to work in a village of Dai people in China's cultural revolution. Here she learns to enjoy being young and gains a new outlook on life.

1985

A Girl from Hunan

A Girl from Hunan 1986

5.70

Xiao Xiao is sold into arranged marriage with a 2 year old boy, who she must raise as his nanny until he is old enough to marry her. She is expected to honour tradition and to toe the line so far as social proprieties are concerned, but the young girl rebels against the edicts of her elders until at 16, she falls in love with another man.

1986

Wish You Were Here

Wish You Were Here 2019

7.30

On the eve of her latest fashion showcase in Beijing, successful entrepreneur Yuan Yuan is approached by Keiko, a mysterious young Japanese woman. An admirer of Yuan Yuan’s career, Keiko has learned Mandarin and fashion design for a chance to speak with her idol. As Yuan Yuan takes Keiko under her wing, long suppressed memories begin to surface of her time in Hokkaido and the husband she’d left behind.

2019

Xing qie da shi

Xing qie da shi 1988

1

Wang Shou, a famous magician, is suspected of having stolen two historical figurines in a museum.

1988

Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan 1986

1

Much more accurate description of the life of Genghis Khan than any western films, including his military and political skills.

1986

Good Morning Beijing

Good Morning Beijing 1990

8.00

A Beijing bus driver is in love with a ticket-taker, but she becomes pregnant by a Singapore student.

1990

Death and the Maiden

Death and the Maiden 1987

1

Tian Geng suffers from liver cancer and is told he has less than three months to live. A former lover takes care of him at the hospital, but he is unconsolable. However, his outlook changes when he meets a girl at hospital who lost her leg to disease at a young age and is in danger of losing her other leg, and has also lost all hope.

1987

Rock Kids

Rock Kids 1988

6.00

Realistic portraits of Chinese youth embracing western culture

1988

The Story of Xinghua

The Story of Xinghua 1994

2.00

Xinghua lives with her husband, who makes money by selling stones from the Great Wall. But she is unable to give him a son to inherit this wealth. When her husband hatches a plan to tear down the local historic fortress to find a legendary hidden treasure, she finds herself drawn to a gentler, more educated man who wants to preserve it.

1994

Goodbye

Goodbye 2008

1

After an accident, Li Xin ends up with her deceased school friend’s parents. She stays there for a couple of days to recover. Her stay brings consolation, but also rips open old wounds.

2008