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The first days of 2020's lockdown seem to drag forever for a group of tourists trapped in a Thai hotel. In strict confinement and as the big day of an unexpected event approaches, emotional entanglements, tensions and long kept secrets rise to the surface.
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Liang is a four-year-old little rebel, possessed of a pair of luminous eyes and a precociously indomitable will. His father deposits him at a well-appointed residential kindergarten in post-1949 Beijing, since his parents are often away. Life at the kindergarten appears rich and colourful, made up of a variety of cheerfully sunny rituals and games meant to train these children to be good members of society.
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Filmmaker Ning Ying returns to her favorite theme – the gradual decay of traditional Chinese values and culture at the dawn of the 21st century – in this low-key drama. Desi (Yu Lei) is a cab driver who has recently broken up with his wife. Lonely, Desi is searching for a new love, and as he drifts through Beijing in search of fares and a girlfriend, he sees a city that is increasingly bending to the influence of the West, with traditional pastimes and customs forced to make way for the onslaught of the free-market economy. Xia Ri Nuan Yangyang has been screened on the international film festival circuit in two different versions; the cut shown at the 2001 Rotterdam Film Festival ran 99 minutes, while the film was only 79 minutes when it appeared at the Berlin Film Festival that same year.
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In February 1995, after many years of preparation, the modern dancer Venus finally underwent transgender surgery in Beijing. On the eve of becoming a woman, he gave an interview and talked about his determination, aspirations, and good life ideals. The operation was tortuous and painful. After the operation, my father went to the police station to change the gender on the Venus ID card. From then on, Miss Venus was born. In March 2000, Venus once again interviewed her about her many boyfriends in the five years after the operation, her happy life, and her special encounters and adventures. The film allows the audience to see a Miss Venus living in her dream.
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Yu Xiaoqin steals money from her father and blames on her sister Tao Lan, who accidentally kills her sister while attempting to prove her innocence. After 17 years in jail, Tao Lan is escorted by a guard only to find her home long demolished. The two go to the new address of her ageing parents, and the guard becomes witness to the family's difficult reunion.
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Story of a real family in Beijing. The father's drinking problem starts it all. The mother struggles to keep the family together till she cannot take it any more.
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북경 시내의 해질 녘, 경극 악기 소리가 울려 퍼지며 "18나한 손오공과 싸우다"가 언제나처럼 공연된다. 극장에서 살아가는 관리인 '한'은 40년되는 오늘을 마지막으로 퇴직을 맞이한다. 다음날, 죽은 아내의 사진과 약간의 짐을 들고 거리로 나선 그는 정박아 '하밍'을 만나 친해지고, 그에게 이끌려 공원에 간다. 공원에는 자신과 동년배의 노인들이 경극을 즐기는 모습이 보인다. 사람들을 헤치고 들어가 보니 국가간부였던 '호안 웬제'가 여자의 목소리로 연기하는 것이 보인다. 노인들은 자신들이 좋아하는 경극을 무대에서 공연하기 위해 적당한 장소를 물색하게 되는데, 이러한 준비에 있어서 '한'보다 적임자는 없어 보인다. 그러나 '한'은 이들의 아마추어적인 속성을 이해하지 못했고, 경극을 취미로 생각하는 그들을 인정사정 없이 혹독하게 훈련시킨다. 그러나 이러한 혹독한 훈련에도 불구하고 축제날 '예술대회'에 출전했다가 낙선한 것을 계기로 '한'은 점차 고립되게 된다. 게다가 그들이 빌린 연습장소가 곧 철거된다는 사실을 알게되면서 상황은 극도로 악화되고 만다. 노인들은 이사를 시작하지만 사소한 것으로 한과 '한 샨슈이'가 큰 싸움을 벌이고, 그 결과 한이 극단을 떠나게 된다. 그러나 거리를 걷기 시작한 '한'이 향하는 곳은 다른 노인들이 있는 곳이었다.
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The one directorial feature by 5th generation filmmaker Ning Ying's sister, Ning Dai.
