Ai Liya

빈털터리 중년 남성 탕즈쥔은 SF 잡지의 편집장이다. 평생 그를 애먹여온 의문은 외계인을 찾기 위한 또 다른 여정으로 그를 이끈다.

An anthology film of seven short films made during the Training Camp of FIRST Film Festival 2021.

Chaogtu yearns to move to the city, while his wife, Sarula, is content with their life on the Mongolian prairie. Then one day change comes creeping into the region. This tale of conjugal love combines traditional landscapes with contemporary social issues. (TIFF)

1980년대부터 지금까지 중국에서 진행되어온 경제 혁신과 격변 속을 살아가는 두 부부를 조명한다. 역사의 흐름 속에서 가족, 우정, 사랑과 운명은 뒤집히고 요동친다.

The true and inspiring story of Brother Guo Jian Nan — the selfless individual who dedicated his life to the Poverty Alleviation Program. The beautifully shot film shows Guo Jian Nan’s journey to a impoverished town to help them achieve a better reality. As the town is built back to life, Guo Jian Nan’s health starts to deteriorate. After spending a lifetime helping others, can Brother Guo Jian Nan help himself?

거지였던 ‘진피’(호운호)는 ‘희칠’(장범)의 유언으로 100문을 받는 살인청부업자가 된다. 혼란한 시기, ‘황규’(왕품일)는 지역을 장악하기 위해 부하를 시켜 양민들을 학살하는데 이 와중에 ‘춘신’(마중심)의 가족도 희생당한다. 고아가 된 ‘춘신’은 복수를 위해 ‘진피’를 찾아가고 살인을 청부한다. 하지만 그가 가진 것은 99문. 마지막 1문을 얻기 위해 갖은 고생을 하다가 결국 목숨마저 잃게 되지만 죽을 때까지 손에 쥐고 있던 마지막 동전으로 인해 ‘진피’는 ‘춘신’의 청부를 받아들인다. ‘진피’의 거침없는 복수가 이제 시작된다.

돌아가신 아버지가 유일하게 남기고 간 빚더미 덕분에 하루도 쉴 틈 없이 돈을 벌어야만 하는 마카오의 카지노 딜러 지아오. 어느 날, 얹혀살고 있는 집에서 ‘채링크로스 84번지’라는 책을 발견한 그녀는 책 때문에 자기 인생이 더욱 재수가 없는 거라는 생각에 그 책을 런던의 채링크로스 84번지 주소로 보내버린다. “가장 힘든 순간에 당신이 떠올랐어요. 당신.. 대체 누구죠?” 어릴 적 상처로 인해 그 누구에게도 마음을 주지 않고 오직 돈을 버는 것만이 삶의 목적이 되어버린 LA의 잘나가는 부동산 중개인 다니엘. 우연히 카페에서 ‘채링크로스 84번지’라는 책 때문에 봉변을 당하자 홧김에 책 제목의 주소지인 런던으로 책을 보낸다. 하지만, 두 번 다시 그 책을 다시 볼 일 없을 거라 생각했던 두 사람에게 ‘채링크로스 84번지’라는 책은 편지와 함께 다시 되돌아 온다. 마카오에서 LA, 우연이라도 절대 만날 수 없을 것 같던 두 사람은 서로 누군지도 모른 채 편지를 주고 받게 되면서 자신들도 모르는 사이 사랑의 감정을 느끼게 되는데… 책 한 권으로 시작된 편지. 우리, 운명일까요?

This film expresses feeling in a highly obscure way. It presents a seemingly desultory time period to tell the story of two generations. A young girl who’s confused about what lies ahead is sent to England to receive education from childhood. She indulges herself in cyberlove and cannot get herself out of the hurtful affair. A middle-aged father who’s perplexed about death left his hometown for Beijing when he was young. He feels helpless about the status quo of the state-owned film studio. Tortured by terminal disease, he gives up the hope to live on.

Female Mongolian wrestler, Na Ren, was invited to participate in a women’s wrestling show in Japan. The show host, Boss, instantaneously changed the competition to mud wrestling and Na Ren was forced to compete. Later on, Na Ren discovered that Boss was actually her childhood playmate, Chi Na Si, who was banned from Sumo wrestling five years ago. Knowing that Boss had deceived her, Na Ren was nonetheless determined to awaken his consciousness and good heart through love.

A mother and a rebellious girlfriend brought home by her son.

A woman adopts a girl who becomes a dancer.

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.

Ximei came to Guangzhou all alone, she wants to find her own bright future in this big city, but she was always refused in the strange city. Finally, she found a job in a restaurant, and met a group of friends such as Pangniu, Qiangzai and so on. Pangniu loves to Qiangzai, but Qiangzai loves Ximei, so Ximei has fallen into a triangular relationship. Director Jack and Designer Xue’er will work together to complete a children's clothing advertisement, Xue’er has the habit of painting on banknotes. If the banknote can finally return to her own hand, then her wish can come true. Jack and Xue’er came to the orphanage to find the advertisement starring, and Xue’er chose Bingbing, a rebellious and lonely boy. Afterwards, Jack learned that Bingbing is actually the illegitimate child of Xue’er. Once an accident, Ximei got a cash with Xue’er’s painting. This scene happened to be seen by Jack, and this banknote linked all of them together.

During the 12th Century a boy is born to a tribal chief. He is named Temujin, which means "blacksmith." Nine years later, his father is murdered by the Tartars After a long struggle, just when Temujin reclaims tribal chief status, the Merkit tribe kidnaps his wife. In order to fight against the Merkits, Temujin has to use his mother as a pawn in exchange for troops from ally tribes. Temujin manages to rescue his wife only to realise that she is pregnant with the enemy's child. Enduring tremendous anguish, Temujin throws himself into battle against the Tartars and slaughters the leader of the intruders. He eventually takes his wife back and accepts her child. Later on, he begins a campaign to unify all Mongolian tribes. By the age of 40, he is bestowed the title "Genghis Khan", which means "oceanic ruler".

A humble noodle-maker in a remote Chinese province, Ermo feels that she's being taken for granted by family and friends. She decides the best way to impress them is to bring home the biggest, most expensive television set she can find - no matter how many noodles she has to peddle.

The setting is a heavily wooded, bandit-infested mountain pass somewhere in northern China during the Sino-Japanese War. In a dilapidated church lives a sullen young woman and her ferocious mutt. Passing through are strong, silent traders and porters, to whom she dispenses food, foot care and occasional sexual favors. Following an attack by bandits, a brutish porter stays on to tend his injuries and make moves on the woman. She, meanwhile, has the mutual hots for another porter, the handsome, kindlier “Sixth Brother." As tensions rise between the two men, the Japanese arrive to take the place by force...

A Tibetan college student is escorted down a treacherous mountain road by two soldiers/cadres. On the way, they pick up a sick hunter by the roadside.