Er Shixiong
The life and trials of You Tianming, a young suona apprentice who forms his own suona troupe at a time when the traditions of suona music are declining in Chinese society.
Set in the late 1950s, after Japan's devastating occupation in China, RED GRASS SAND is an involving look at one man's need for power. The film begins in 1941, when Commander Dor, of the Chinese Army, collects donations from his people and decides to keep the donations and burying them at Red Beach. He returns 15 years later with plans of returning to power, only to find its current inhabitants to be more than a little hostile.
Young Carpenter Xia
Luo Yusheng es un hombre de negocios que regresa a su casa, en el norte de China, para asistir al funeral de su padre, el maestro del pueblo. La obsesión de su anciana madre sobre la escrupulosa observación de los ritos fúnebres le resulta inexplicable, pero acaba comprendiendo que el respeto a las milenarias tradiciones es vital tanto para su madre como para los habitantes del pueblo. Un drama sobre la tensión generacional, el respeto a los mayores y la superación de las viejas costumbres que conquistó a la crítica allá donde se estrenó.
Four parallel stories of people just getting by, unfolding over seven days in Beijing. For most of the story, the main characters mis-connect with others, except through their pagers.
