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Inspired by a shocking incident at a factory in northeastern China in the mid-90s, this astonishing debut film portrays people struggling amidst rapid changes in the status quo. The production of the gunfight in the latter part is superb. A surprising directorial debut on a large scale.
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Jimmy, a 40-year-old former popstar turned engineer, is sent to the region of his childhood to supervise the renovation of an old hotel. Once settled, Jimmy finds out the once flamboyant hotel has become a ruin, a maze of narrow corridors and a relic of a bygone era, which still bears the scars of the American occupation. In the heart of this mysterious place, Jimmy will wander between dream and fantasy and retrace his family’s history.
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Hassan is a Hong Kong-born Pakistani kid waiting for refugee status to Canada. His father died in a car accident that Yat is involved in, who himself was a refugee from China in the 1970s. When Hassan joins a refugees' gang and gets entangled with the police, Yat decides to help him flee, but Hassan finds out the truth about his father's death. Can their journey continue?
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In the 70's, Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption(HKICAC) was founded. The mission to hunt down corrupted detectives unveiled a new chapter of the colonial Hong Kong. Lui Lok (Aaron Kwok) and Nam Kong (Tony Leung) who used to be two rightous police officers wanted to change the status quo. They built an empire of corruption by controlling organized crimes and eventually took the position of Chief Chinese Detective. However, power struggle has always been the cause of chaos between the triad and police. Lui Lok’s wife, Tsai Zhen (Du Juan) was targetted by the triad for helping her husband in gaining his position. Even the most loyal detectives Fat-Bee (Michael Chow) and Yim Hung (Patrick Tam), almost turned their backs to Lui Lok. A new episode of history has begun when HKICAC issued the wanted notices for Lui Lok and Nam Kong. Their era has officially come to an end. Where the wind blows, Hong Kong is no longer where it used to be.
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1516, Legend has it that the king of Algiers had a wife named Zaphira. When the pirate Aroudj Barbarossa arrives to liberate the city from the Spaniards, he is determined to conquer Zaphira as well as the kingdom itself. But is Zaphira willing to let him, or is she plotting for herself?
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Where is home? For a group of Chinese students studying and working in Tokyo, it might be the Nankokute restaurant whose manager has been in Japan for years without ever managing to obtain a residence permit. The cook left his family in China and hasn't yet managed to have them brought over to join him and one waiter's father is sick while the other's is a violent alcoholic. An engaging fresco of everyday life with touching moments and an authentic, natural atmosphere.
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A series of murders strikes the city of Fentun. The crimes mysteriously stop without the authorities having been able to find the perpetrator. Eight years later, a young police officer, close to one of the victims, decides to reopen the investigation.
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After a massive earthquake razed a Chinese city to the ground, thousands of parents who lost their children are encouraged to give a new birth so that they can move on with their lives. AFTER THE RAIN follows two of these families for over a decade. Haunted by fear, resentment, and unspeakable grief, the families find hope beyond their intergenerational trauma is hard to build.
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Follows a big star who brings a film crew to her remote hometown for a shoot, and while the production is afflicted by disagreements between the crew, a bored local restaurant owner finds excitement to be the stand-in for the star.
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Ambientado nos recantos da povoada Wuhan, O Lago do Ganso Selvagem acompanha as tentativas desesperadas do insignificante chefe da máfia Zhou Zenong de se manter vivo. Tudo por ter matado um policial por engano e perceber que qualquer um que o entregasse com ou sem vida receberia uma recompensa.
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Depois de oito anos fazendo pontas, a aspirante a atriz Nina Wu finalmente consegue sua grande chance com um papel principal em um thriller de espionagem ambientado nos anos 1960. O papel é desafiante e exigente, sobretudo pelas cenas de nudez e sexo explícito.
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Lhamo and Skalbe fail to get married when they find out that Skalbe has already registered a marriage. Memories rush back as Skalbe embarks on a journey in search for his so-called ex-wife Cuoyehe, only to discover that the girl had renunciated her secular life when she broke their marriage promise four years ago. As a result, Cuoyehe's religious identity causes great difficulty in Skalbe's attempt at a divorce. On the other hand, Lhamo becomes aloof.
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A photojournalist investigates a sexual abuse case in a remote mountain village.
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The second of Zhang Yang's Dali Documentary Trilogy. An orchestra of sound and images of Dali, a symbolic city of romance and art. It includes various sounds including those of nature and human, of different seasons, arts, and all kinds of voice in Dali. There is daring inclusion of the religious voices. The crew filmed in Dali for an entire year. It takes people to a harmonious and peaceful journey. By capturing the voice and lyrics from locals and natures, it composes the symphony of Dali. The directors give a poetic demonstration of the spirit of Dali and presents the melodies of the city’s four seasons through the lens. It is also wonderful to see the change of the clouds in four seasons.
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Datong, China, 2001. Uma bela e jovem dançarina chamada Qiao (Zhao Tao) está apaixonada por Bin (Fan Liao), um mafioso local. Durante uma briga entre gangues rivais, ela dispara uma arma para proteger seu namorado. Mas isso lhe dá cinco anos de prisão. Após sua liberação, ela vai procurar Bin para tentar começar tudo de novo.
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Studying in Hong Kong but living in Shenzhen (the port city of Mainland China), Peipei has spent 16 years in her life travelling between these two cities. To realize the dream of seeing snow in Japan with her bestie, Peipei joins a smuggling gang and uses her student identity to smuggle iPhones from Hong Kong to Mainland. Her family life and friendships begin to fall apart. The daily life of Peipei starts to get out of control.
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When Huiying hears that her mother's dying wish is to be buried next to her husband, she discovers that his remains are in the countryside and cared for by his first wife. A conflict ensues, and Huiying's daughter, an intrepid reporter, breaks the story as the three women search for proof of love.
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Cada um de nós é capturado em câmeras de vigilância, em média, 300 vezes por dia. Todos os "olhos" que vêem observam Qing Ting também, uma jovem mulher, quando ela sai do templo budista onde ela treinou para se tornar uma freira. Ela retorna ao mundo secular, onde ela trabalha em uma fazenda leiteira altamente mecanizada. Lá, Ke Fan, um técnico, se apaixona por ela, quebra a lei na tentativa de agradá-la e é enviada para a prisão. Em seu lançamento, ele não consegue encontrar Qing Ting e procura por ela desesperadamente até descobrir que ela se reinventou como a celebridade online Xiao Xiao. Ke Fan decide renovar-se.
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Revive is one of five short films within the Jia Zhangke-produced omnibus film Where Has Time Gone? with contributions from each of the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa). In Jia’s segment, a Chinese couple in the ancient town of Pingyao attempts to breathe new life into their old love as they ponder having a second child. Pingyao, home to the film festival Jia has co-founded, is a highly picturesque UNESCO World Heritage Site, and Jia humorously plays with a very recent dilemma – the second child policy dates from only 2013 – in a setting itself forcibly revived from history.
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Uma lebre é solta na floresta, um cachorro a persegue e um menino chora atrás deles, seu pai tentando alcançá-los. Minutos passam, a floresta cai em silêncio, e quando o menino volta ao quadro, algo mudou: ele agora fala com a voz de sua mãe morta.
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Two illegal Burmese migrants fleeing their country’s civil war find love with each other while struggling to survive in the bustling cities of Thailand.
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Na China, três operários desempregados de Shanxi estão procurando um emprego. Após várias tentativas sem sucesso, sua última esperança é serem contratados em um parque de diversões surrealista.
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Uma história em três partes que se inicia no fim da década de 1990 e acompanha Tao, bela jovem da província de Shanxi que se vê dividida entre dois pretendentes, seus amigos de infância Zhang e Liangzi. Um é herdeiro de um posto de gasolina, enquanto o outro trabalha em uma mina de carvão, e as consequências da decisão da mulher reverberam em 2014 e 2025.
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A mongolian interpretation of Kafka's "The Castle".
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A mongolian interpretation of Kafka's "The Castle".
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O Longa relata quatro histórias, entre elas uma sobre uma trabalhadora sexual em um bordel de luxo, que refletem uma sociedade em plena mutação, na qual o capitalismo desenfreado gera uma grande desigualdade e uma colossal falta de humanidade.
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Linking several genres in a surprising and successful way, Yang Lin’s fiction feature debut is an Asian ghost story in which documentary scenes show how incongruous today's reality can look in China. Protagonist Fang Lei lives in material wealth and only has to care for her daughter. One night, a young mysterious lover appears and makes passionate love to her.
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A struggling Mongolian stuntman returns to the big city after suffering a serious head injury but soon finds himself thrust back into the fray when presented with an opportunity to become a serious actor.
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A satirical yet delightful adventure about a village idiot who might just be a prophet, Mr. Tree is the auspicious second feature directed by Han Jie and produced by master filmmaker Jia Zhanke\ (from tiff.net).
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Leading Chinese Sixth Generation filmmaker Jia Zhangke returns home to Fenyang in Shanxi province after winning the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival for Still Life (2006). The experiences of his childhood, the people he grew up with, and the changing landscape of his home town gave Jia the inspiration to make his first films. The documentary forms a poignant inquiry into the past of the director's life and Chinese society at the same time.
