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Young technician Lu Ye changes his minds about Shanghai girls during the work with inspector Bai Mei --a girl from Shanghai.

The film tells about Shanghai during the Revolution of 1911. The patriotic martial artists Huo Zhenshan and He Dachuan worked together to burn the smokehouse, and attracted an axe to help them. He Dachuan was rescued by Huo Zhenshan. Twenty years later, Huo Zhenshan opened a martial arts hall in Shanghai to promote Chinese martial arts and search for He Dachuan's descendants. In the face of the challenge of the black market boxing, Huo Zhenshan defeated the opponent but refused to receive the bounty, so that the stone that came to watch the battle was respectful. The big disciple Huang Jinpeng secretly colluded with the boss of the boxing and killed the master. Stone and Huang Jinpeng found each other's life in the contest. It was actually a child who had been separated from He Dachuan for many years. The two men defeated the boxing manager and teamed up the black market.

The film tells the story of a bizarre murder case in Taigu County during the Ming Dynasty, where constable Du Xing follows the trail and finds Lu Xuan, whose memory only lasts for one hour, and uncovers a hatred between Lu Xuan and Wei Hu, a wealthy local businessman, for killing his wife. As Du Xing digs deeper into the case, the love between Lu Xuan and his late wife Liu Yue two years ago emerges, and Lu Xuan's identity becomes confusing.

An underground CPC telegrapher, Li Xia, fights against the Japanese enemy and dies before the eve of Shanghai's liberation in 1939.

The story revolves around Yang Xue, a young girl who ran away from home, and a middle-aged netizen who escaped from the predicament. It tells the psychological pain and distress of two people, caused by their different family backgrounds and life experiences.

Sam, a fresh graduate from Singapore, works as a journalist in Hong Kong to gain wider exposure in life. He chances upon Jane, an intriguing mainland girl who lives a wayward, depraved life on the streets of Hong Kong. Because of her previous experiences in life, she is highly distrustful of men and spends her days smoking, taking drugs and booze. Sam, from a rich Singapore family, finds his social view broadened as he spends time with Jane in an effort to capture a good feature story. What started out as fascination over her for a cover story develops into a heart-warming love story. The two fall in love but their love is tested under the harsh light of societal comparisons.

A story of hopes, dreams, and growth between a young woman from a broken family who meets a radio anchor.

Buddhist monk Tang Seng and his followers arrive in the Kingdom of Women during a storm, and find shelter in an abandoned temple. Later that night, Tang Seng meets Ye Ximo and saves her from the grips of a scorpion demon. He longs to free the spirits of her nation, and help them reincarnate. Determined to sacrifice himself for the greater good, Tang Seng sets out in search of help that may lead to greater harm.

Documentary introducing the origin, development and current situation of puppet and shadow puppet show, and analyzes the artistic characteristics of puppet show in portraying characters through performances such as "Arhat Playing Lion" and "Handling a Horse". Through the performances of "Monkey Brother" and "Turtle and Crane", the proficient skills of shadow puppetry in character portrayal are introduced

Puppet animation about Mr. Dong Guo's encounter with a wolf.

After A Bright Summer Diary (IFFR 2020) and Ningdu (IFFR 2022) we once again welcome Lei Lei to Rotterdam with this compelling tribute to bygone images and memories. As always, the mundane comes alive through a conscientious montage of gorgeous compositions. A two-part quest for what has been lost through time, Break no.1 & Break no.2 fires the imagination.

Chinese movie

A Chinese reporter (Esther Kwan) attempts to find out the identity of a masked crime-fighter.

Liu Yonggan, a food delivery guy nicknamed the “Bolt of Shapingba,” gathers thirty buddies to form a ragtag underdog football team called the “Dock Workers” and compete at the Eternal Bowl championship.

Far from home, 17-year-old Ying Ling practices for her examination to become a mortician at one of China's largest funeral homes. The everyday routine of this unusual occupation also serves up both humorous and life affirming moments.

The story tells that in 1944, Qingdao’s underground organization “Beidou” launched a fierce life-and-death confrontation with the Japanese gendarmerie, the Black Dragon Club and the military to protect a small girl who took the Soviet Union’s secret attack on the Japanese Kwantung Army.

Xiaoman and his younger sister Xiaojia picked up a curtain puppet named "Little Bell" on the road. The younger sister Xiaojia considered that Little Bell might still have performance tasks, and suggested returning it to the puppet troupe immediately.

Sheriff Zhan Yu encountered a man who died suddenly before traveling with her colleagues in the crew. The man stole something on police officer Cai Yin before dying. Zhan Yu and others continued to board the car after handing over with colleagues. What they didn't expect was that the ensuing series of abnormal conditions endangered the safety of the entire train.

In order to avoid the resurrection of the demon, the immortal Bai Zihua led the immortal world to try to seal the demon again. He and his disciple, the orphan Hua Qiangu, develop a relationship, but face an even greater world crisis.

Lu Zhenxi had a dream since her childhood, to become just like her uncle, a successful entrepreneur. But when her "Big American Dream" comes down crashing, she is left rejected, and returns to China. Now after a fateful meeting with her idol Professor Meng, she must find it in herself to take a second shot.

Prosecutor Jun Wu Jiu is sentenced to prison after he was framed for a crime he did not commit. Filled with hatred, he is determined to avenge his teacher and fiancee. In spite of his circumstances, he relies on his wisdom to solve many cases and uncovers an earth-shattering secret. Can the mayfly shake the tree? Can a prisoner exact justice?

Three high school students are attacked one of them is killed, leaving the mothers of both victim and murderer to face complex choices when they discover their children's secret lives. Because in this media-driven age, what we see might be the facts but it isn't necessarily the truth. A gripping drama whose muscular direction pulses with expressiveness and urgency.

Three families living at the foot of the ancient city walls of Xi’an survive through old traditions and embrace the changes of the new era. In their own way, the different families struggle, adapt, grow, and finally find their way of happiness as the old walls become the intersection of parallel lives.

An epic historical romance and cultural drama that spans half a century, the historical drama functions both as a character-driven love story and as a broader historical allegory for the social changes of Xinjiang

Ninja Over the Great Wall takes place in the early nineteen-thirties when China was occupied by the Japanese imperial forces. Wa Chi Keung is a peasant who escaped the mass murder of his village by the Japanese. He joins his master in Bejing shortly before the old man's assassination by ninjas.

Tang Long was born in a family of blacksmiths. He was stubborn and loved to gamble. He didn't care much about inheriting his ancestral business, which made his father Tang Zhizhai very anxious. But Tang Long is also talented and intelligent, and the aura revealed during the fight gave Tang Zhizhai hope.

After being robbed by Lei Jie, fox fairy Yu Niang was fortunately saved by Wang Taichang. In gratitude for this, the fox gives his daughter Xiao Cui for the Wang’s son, Yuan Feng. In wedding night fox bride finds his groom stupid and takes advantage of Wang Ren to make her divorce. The fox girl Ziyu is trying to cure the face of the mortal Yuan Sheng and sends Yin Li to capture a living person to practice her kung fu. The fox girl, Ziyu, wants to frame Xiao Cui, so she asks Yin Li to spread the news that Xiao Cui is a demon. It is said that the sacred weapon of the fox tribe can make Yuan Feng wiser, but Xiao Cui must pay the price with her life. The holy artifact was stolen by Yin Li, what kind of calamity will it bring to Jade and the Fox Clan?

Prosecutors find a shady deal when investigating the death of a wealthy businessman.

The story of Chen Shishiang, the chief bodyguard master of the Yixing Bodyguard Guild, who is forced to take the last mission, and who is forced to fight against the Black Fist Gang in the crisis-ridden Black Light Inn

In folklore, there is a mysterious group of people who can predict the future. Their name is knife sellers

Chen Shengli, 40, is a dapper ex-con with a spine of steel, who used to hang out with some very bad people. But he’s determined to reform. He returns to the old theatre he owns, where he discovers that a kindergarten now ensconced there can’t pay the rent. The local cops suggest he should run it himself. Which he undertakes to do, with the assistance of Sun Xiaomei, a gorgeous, tough-as-nails nurse who moonlights as a dancer in a seedy local ballroom, which is where they first met. Kindergarten seems to soften Shengli (who still harbours a scarily violent streak), and something like a romance with Xiaomei kindles. But those shady former associates have long-held grudges and won’t let Shengli go…

In China, a woman is subjected to domestic violence every 7.4 seconds. Xu Min (Tong Liya), who seems to be strong and independent, has an unspeakable secret: she has been abused by her husband Chen Jun (Wu Yuhan) for a long time. Will the divorce free her from abuse?

Pink Dream tells the story of a young novelist who is supported by a loving and hard-working wife. The novelist, however, is drawn to the decadent life of a socialite who introduces him to the dance halls that dot Shanghai. As the film progresses, the novelist soon learns of the emptiness of this urban existence and rejects it as a "pink dream."

Excellent in his conduct and academic achievement Yun Yize and wild, unruly and mediocre student Ding Chen dislike each other, but because of an accident Yize finds out that Ding Chen's secret identity is actually Ding Chen illustrating the funny anecdotes on youth of life on campus.

In a war-torn world, a young boy is rescued by a powerful general, who trains him in combat and the arts, where their relationship deepens over time.

The film mainly describes the Ming Dynasty ancestors, Zhu Xi, established a secret military intelligence organization - nine gates (九门), to monitor the government officials and to control the people in the capital. In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the minister of Military Affairs was attempting to rebel. As being the strongest assassin organization in the capital, nine gates (九门) were ordered to investigate the case. However, this case was intricately rooted, and things far exceeded everyone’s imagination. Even the nine internal forces were deeply involved...

Thirty years ago, the court issued a ban on martial law. Therefore, Jing Zhengen, the world's first assassin, incarnated as a suspended sword, sneaked into the palace and made a bet with the emperor: if he could escape by himself, the emperor would let go of the world's warriors. After breaking through the encirclement by virtue of "ten steps and one kill", the emperor promised to concentrate all the world's warriors in Wulin Village, and from then on the court and Wulin did not interfere with each other. Jing Zhengen gave his only son Jingxi to his old friend, the world's first thousand old Ponzi, and then disappeared.

A Chinese drama

A romantic anthology with five episodes featuring five love stories in Japan, United States, Norway, the Island of Saipan, and the one in Rjukan Norway, where the sun is brought down where the can't shine by large mirrors.

Raised in inland China, the protagonist Yangqing Lamu meets Baima, a young local guide, during an accidental trip to the plateau. The two travel deep into pastoral grasslands, embarking on a spiritual exploration of marriage, life and death, and morality amid the conflicts between dreams and reality, tradition and individuality. In the end, she achieves a profound reconciliation with both her homeland and her inner self in the vast wilderness.

Guoren travels the villages, selling goods of all kinds while he hunts for the man who stole the money for his son's care. Madou, one of the many abandoned children in the villages, hides in Guoren's truck so he can look for his father. A powerful but cathartic trip through rural China with a neorealist touch and non-professional actors who add authenticity to the story, prompting spontaneous laughter despite the challenging issues involved.