Discoveries from China World Cinema

A woman seeks vengeance against the man who killed her entire family.

Based on the original novel of the same name by Tuo Zheng. Petty escort teacher Shi Fei (Sun Jianqi) picked Sihao with one sword and later become famous head of the Siping Escort. He has been entrusted with the important task of escorting the treasures of the Divine Dragon Order.

During Chinese New Year, security guard Ah Beng (Jack Lim) receives a call from his company. He is asked to cancel his Lunar New Year holiday for a simple mission, which infuriates him. However, Ah Beng immediately changes his mind knowing that the mission promises a handsome reward of RM1 million.

When the legendary Ape God is rumored to have turned against the Ape Kingdom, master Yan Yidao sends his disciple Xuan Cheng to investigate the truth and calm the frightened people.

Qing (i.e. Qin) Xianglian was the wife of a man named Chen Shimei, who won the first title of national examination and awarded as husband of the emperor's daughter. Then Qing (i.e. Qin) sues Chen as a murderer who plans to kill his wife and son. In spite of the royal power, gownsman Bao Zhen settles the lawsuit and sentences Chen to serve his head.

Literally translated from the Mandarin Zou Xian, Walk the Line chronicles the perilous journey across the Darién Gap, the jungle corridor between Colombia and Panama that has become a route for asylum seekers heading to the United States. Amid China’s Zero-COVID aftermath, economic decline, human rights concerns, and growing uncertainty, Chinese migrants have become one of the fastest-growing groups arriving at the U.S. southern border. Filmed over eight months across multiple countries, the documentary follows several migrants: Ivan and Lee, a same-sex couple who concealed their identities until reaching the U.S. and hope their story inspires China’s LGBTQ+ community; Cindy, the only woman willing to appear on camera, who endures severe hardship in the jungle and detention at the border; and Mr. Yu, who lived in a van in Beijing to escape lockdowns before undertaking the journey, later rebuilding his life in Los Angeles.

The story of the happy, brave and peace-loving moles defeating evils and protecting their home continues. This time they have to protect the secret treasure of the mysterious sirens. They venture onto the ocean to stop the evil magician Kula from destroying all children's dreams.

During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the Kuomintang negotiated cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party while also asking their Ministry of Defense to secretly formulate a plan for attacking the Communist army, codenamed "A-14". Unexpectedly, Japanese spies stole this plan in a vain attempt to blackmail the Kuomintang into defecting to Japan. The Ministry of National Defense immediately organized a "Black Phoenix" operation to recapture the "A-14" plan, and sent officers under the pseudonym "Black Eagle" to carry it out.

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Stunning escape of the Concubine. See: http://chinesemov.com/2016/Stealing-Love.html

How much is a promise worth these days? An aspiring fashion designer finds out when she has to choose between fulfilling her promise and realizing her dream.

Huang Wenxiu didn't know the rainy night in the mountains surrounding the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region's Baise city would be her last. She instead expected it'd be a homecoming to the village where she began her career after graduation.

An Italian woman and Chinese man possess identical bottles of a rare and mysterious wine. They journey to Dunhuang, China to discover the truth of its' origins but are pursued by a greedy vintner and his thieves.

It's a love story between a Hong Kong girl and an Indian boy, set in Hong Kong. It encapsulates the drama of conflicts caused by racial discrimination as well as differences in social-cultural, lifestyle, and family values. At the same time, it combines the emotions of tears, joy, and humor with song and dance.

This is the inspiring story of how an ordinary Chinese boy became China's biggest Rock star

Serenely resigned to his impending death but deeply afraid at the prospect of being cremated, an elderly carpenter seeks to have his last wishes carried out in this gentle, beautifully realized drama from director Li Ruijin. (TIFF)

A silent film based on the legend of Hua Mulan, released by Tianyi Film Company and directed by Li Pingqian. This silent film holds the distinction of being the first ever full-length feature film about Hua Mulan. Mulan is betrothed to a young man when war arrives and their wedding ceremony has to be put on hold. As her fiancé enlists in the army, so too does the filial Mulan, disguised as a man in place of her ailing father. These new plot twists lead to comedic moments when Mulan encounters her fiancé during training and he does not recognize her.

After three-year-old Georgia accidentally gets lost, she encounters a boy deprived of familial warmth due to his parents’ divorce. Her purity, kindness, and love empower him to face reality with courage, while also helping her own family—on the brink of collapse—regain warmth.

Tong Song lost his legs in a car accident, An Ning, a technical consultant, and Liang Meng, a safety consultant, partner to start a bodyguard company. Unexpectedly, the first mission of the bodyguard team encounters many accidents.

Director Anthony Chen and Qu Chuxiao collaborate for the second time to tell a story about bodies and regrets in the rainforests of Malaysia.

It’s the late 1990s in a remote Tibetan forest where poaching is widespread. A ranger is visited by one man after another, all strange...

Set in the early years of the Xinhai Revolution, the film tells the story of a group of revolutionaries who, in their pursuit of awakening the masses and advancing China’s democratic movement, risk everything—including their lives. Through sacrifice, courage, and unyielding conviction, they write a stirring chapter of heroism in the history of China's democratic revolution.

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Back To You revolves around a mother, Xiu Min, who had to give one of her twins away due to financial constraints and her husband’s insistence.

As a marine biologist, Guan Zixuan, during a research on Brachycephalus salamander, Brachycephalus mutated and escaped. Before that, Guan Zixuan's father also disappeared because of researching the giant salamander. In order to find this mutant giant salamander and find his father, Guan Zixuan decided to set off to the deep sea and go to the deserted island.