High school sophomore Ye Xiaorong accidentally travels back in time to the early Ming dynasty. There, he meets water-management scholar Ye Zongxing and from initial misunderstanding to admiration, embraces Zongxing's ethos and engineering vision, symbolizing a modern Z-generation reawakening cultural pride.
Yang Helin
Ye Xiaorong
Chu Junchen
Ye Zongxing
Peng Bo
Pang Guochang
Suzhe Zhang
Liu Liang
High school sophomore Ye Xiaorong accidentally travels back in time to the early Ming dynasty. There, he meets water-management scholar Ye Zongxing and from initial misunderstanding to admiration, embraces Zongxing's ethos and engineering vision, symbolizing a modern Z-generation reawakening cultural pride.
Ah-Ching and his friends have just finished school in their island fishing village, and now spend most of their time drinking and fighting. Three of them decide to go to the port city of Kaohsiung to look for work. They find an apartment through relatives, and Ah-Ching is attracted to the girlfriend of a neighbor. There they face the harsh realities of the big city.
A daughter seeks to restore the reputation of her disgraced father, a wronged college professor. With help of a professional student, she must overcome an ambitious sorority bitch and corrupt college dean.
In Chengdu, China, a retired female opera singer named Master Chang takes in a trio of young tenants into her boarding home. The tenants include a rock singer and a college student who has run away from home.
An unrecognizable, charred corpse discovered in a remote mountain village in China connects three local stories.
An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend.
Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell.
In the Chinese town of Fuyang, four brothers go about their day-to-day lives, their destinies shaped by love and challenges.
Years after her boyfriend left her for the big city and promised to bring her there after he’s settled down, a Chinese woman sets out on a journey to be reunited with him.
In revolutionary Iran, as fundamentalists tighten their grip on society, a professor secretly gathers seven of her most dedicated female students to read and discuss forbidden classics of Western literature, including Lolita and Pride and Prejudice. Based on the bestselling memoir by Azar Nafisi. A film by Eran Riklis starring Golshifteh Farahani (Paterson), Zar Amir (Holy Spider), and Mina Kavani (No Bears).
A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.