Discoveries from China World Cinema

The Weird Doll is a 2016 Chinese horror thriller film directed by Kwang Che Ching. It was released in China on February 25, 2016.

Un germà explores the emotional and physical distance between two brothers, through archival footage and present-day material, the film blends past and present to show the difficulties they face in reconnecting.

In 1933 a major earthquake struck Diexi, a small town in the eastern part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Xiazhu hereditary chieftain Andeng Bang (played by You Daqing) took the lead in fighting disasters and self-rescue. However, the officials of the national Songpan government used various pretexts such as "resisting red bandits" to forcibly levy taxes and forcibly draw people's husbands. For the benefit of the local people An Dengbang decides to meet the Red Army and become the first guerrilla minority leader in the history of modern China

Take crime out of police work, and what's left is procedures. In the western sector of Beijing, we follow the tedium of police officers. A rabid dog is loose in Guoli's beat: a gang of police officers hunts it down. Then, word comes from on high to pick up all the dogs in the sector: fear of rabies combines with the dogs' being status symbols of the nouveau riche. Occasionally a criminal is picked up: someone selling porn, someone running a three-card-monte game. Cops smoke, go to meetings, and hold trainings. They patrol on bicycles and enforce edicts. Guoli works nights. He's lazy at home, his wife wants him to do more. Is there any more to do?

Lin Guangyang is a novel writer, and his other identity is an insurance investigator. In order to write better novels, he uses the identity of an investigator to do various experiences, until one day he received a case of the strange death of the whole building. Guangyang first came to the building and pretended to be a relative of the deceased, where he met a few

Set in the early years of the Republic of China in Tianjin, a series of mysterious deaths among dozens of sewer workers leaves the people in a state of panic.

Over the course of 45 days, a relationship begins to break apart as confinement tests its bonds.

She loves watching her. She loves admiring her. Their lives become intertwined but then something happens.

Lao Zhuai is a handsome, successful, and unrestrained professional, a consummate playboy in a materialistic world. He frequently enjoys the nightlife with his friend Lao Mo, surrounded by women, yet none have ever truly touched his heart. This changes when he finds himself torn between two very different women: Yue'er, a pure and innocent new colleague, and Cai Yun, his powerful, sexy, and domineering boss. While facing a major challenge in his career, Lao Zhuai must also confront a personal crossroads: continue his carefree, detached lifestyle or finally "come ashore" and choose a partner to settle down with.

1950, PLA scout Tai Zeng disguises himself as a Taiwan agent to defeat the bandits in West Guangxi province.

This movie made in the 1990's emphasize the urgent need of the legal reform regarding the divorce law, just like the Huge Battle of Divorce (1992), and the difference is that the hidden theme of this movie is concentrated on the settlement after the divorce while the Huge Battle of Divorce (Li Hun Da Zhan) concentrated on the process.

In the winter of 1941, Japan declared war on Britain, the U.S., and France, launching the Pacific War. During Japan’s bombing of Malaysia, Chinese expatriate Lin Yazhen’s entire family, eleven members was killed, leaving only her and her older brother Lin Yalong alive. Before dying, their mother urged them to return to their hometown in Guangdong, on the banks of the Dongjiang River in Huiyang. There, they joined the anti-Japanese resistance group for overseas Chinese and eventually became part of the Dongjiang Guerrilla Force. Assigned to a special task force, they infiltrated Hong Kong to carry out a secret mission assigned by the Southern Bureau of the Communist Party.

Lao Gang, Mule and Dong Yi are brothers who have been friends for decades. As the "big brother", Lao Gang has been "covering" for the vendors in the market, but the arrival of a new boss puts his position in jeopardy. Dong Yi and his wife Feng Lai were originally in a harmonious relationship, but Lao Gang and his mule mistakenly suspect Feng Lai of cheating on them, and they secretly investigate out of brotherly loyalty. Will Lao Gang be able to regain his dignity as the "No. 1 in the vegetable market"? Will Dong Yi and Feng Lai's marriage survive the test? The three veterans of the Northeast are united in a story of love and justice, laughter and tears.

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Qiu Shi, from a small town in Jiangnan, strives to overcome personal challenges and resolve a deep regret. As her fiancé Qingyun returns from afar, their relationship begins to shift. Meanwhile, her supportive senior brother Yincheng helps her in unexpected ways. Beneath the surface, both men hide emotions that complicate their connections with her.

A dreamed trip between village and city, between reality and fiction in a chaotic China.

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Twenty years ago meteorite with three crystal jades fell into the world

After Xiao Yu's mother died in an accident, she moved back to live with her birth father who she knows little about. Gradually, they grew to know each other and to accept each other for who they are.

This film is adapted from the real background of the search and rescue dog "Ding-Dang". It tells the story of Yang Qi, a fire fighter who retired early due to injury during an earthquake rescue, and was forced to reluctantly part with his search-and-rescue dog "Ding-Dang" who had been trained for many years. Years later, the search-and-rescue dog "Ding Dang" sneaked out of the recuperation base and became a stray dog. It spent his whole life looking for his original trainer, Yang Qi

Retired Sanda champion Xu Wei, burdened by debt, becomes a bodyguard for a wealthy family and is drawn into a dangerous kidnapping plot. As he bonds with the children, he helps heal deep family wounds, leading both him and their father to reevaluate their priorities and rediscover the value of family over ambition.

This guerrilla-style drama exposes the harsh reality of money-driven child marriages in China. The Chinese government wants to keep the subject of this film hidden, but it's undeniable that arranged marriages and bride-buying still exist in China's poorer provinces. The filmmakers witnessed these practices firsthand, through their own family members. In the film, we follow 14-year-old Hani, who dreams of marrying Pushiha. However, in the village, every bride comes with a hefty price tag. Desperate, Hani looks for ways to raise the money, even if it means committing crimes. This heartbreaking, real-life Romeo and Juliet story reflects a harsh truth.

In early Republican China, detective Du Yifu investigates the mysterious death of a wealthy jeweler and the theft of the legendary Eight-Orifice Pearl.

For more then twenty years, tons and tons of metallic and electronic waste from all around the world has been transported to a Chinese town called Fengjang, in the south of Shanghai. Around 50,000 migrant workers have formed a real army to dismantle these metallic wastes. These "green soldiers" decompose, cut, split and recycle, with the most rudimentary means, almost 2 million tons of garbage every year. To remain and assume the minimum materials that is theirs, they work hard, bear an incredible precariousness and put in danger their own health due to the simply unacceptable working conditions. As the recognizable heaps of metal continue to pile up they provide a deeply moving image of a worldwide consumer society.

Years of trying to fit in with the high society as the Gu family's foster daughter, Gu Shuyi meets headstrong & charming, Bai Yuwei. These two women grow fond of each other. With their new found trust and support, they try to break free from the constraints of patriarchy and embrace modernity.

Primary school teacher Mei Amán travels to another city on business to set up a factory for the school, but encounters one setback after another, with misfortune following him like a shadow.

An insightful, ironic look at the challenges and contradictions that young generations are facing in China, "Great Happiness" is Wang Yao’s auspicious debut that welcomes a new voice into the firmament of local independent cinema and one that is poised to bridge the gap between engaged auteur cinema and lighter, yet socially relevant, comedies, aimed at a wider audience. Set in Xining, the capital of Qinghai province on the border with Tibet, this ensemble film follows the ups and downs in the lives of three friends from the generation born at the time of China’s one-child policy.

The Deadly Strands is a 2013 Chinese horror film directed by Zhao Xiaoxi. It stars Leon Dai, Zak Zhai and Kong Qianqian. The film is released in China on 5th July. A radio talk show host and his family fall on troubled and terror-filled times when the ghost of his suicidal ex-wife finds a mysterious way to seek revenge on her cheating husband and find vindication with the children from his previous marriage. One by one strange accidents begin to occur, and bodies begin to pile up. The only common denominator between the deaths? The talk show host, his daughter, and a long beautiful wig.

Xiaoma, a young woman who has recently moved to Beijing, finds an apartment in an old courtyard apartment complex owned by Grandma, an elderly woman. Xiaoma and Grandma’s relationship almost immediately becomes strained. After trying to tidy up the courtyard, Grandma insists that Xiaoma turn over her share of the profits. Tightfisted, the elderly landlady resists even allowing Xiaoma to install a telephone. At the same time the older woman becomes increasingly interested in Xiaoma’s personal (and romantic) life. Grandma, for example, tries to pass off her grandson to the younger woman. Annoyed, Xiaoma nevertheless is flattered at the older woman’s concern. Over the course of four seasons, Xiaoma begins to learn from her landlady of the old world that the modern city of Beijing has left behind, while Grandma begins to enjoy the youth and vitality of her tenant. The two women become closer and eventually develop a deep friendship.

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Several stories about Li Xiuyuan, the reincarnation of an Dragon Arhat. Young guy from good family who accidentally meet Teacher Liuxu from dynasty of pro demon hunters

Daiping hates Haili. Haili came out of nowhere into her apartment, her life, and her romising relationship with Chen Jin and she bullies Daiping mercilessly. Then one day, Chen Jin disappears, leaving Daiping pregnant again. Haili has also experienced many difficulties in her life, and might be the right person to help Daping in these troubled times. Although her mocking attitude doesn't change, there's still a chance for a bond to form between these two women's hearts.

The peace talks were just around the corner, but the peacekeeping police discovered that terrorists wanted to bury bombs to destroy the peace talks, so Chinese peacekeeping police Pu Fan entered the joint bomb disposal team to safeguard the peace talks. The joint team initially suspected Lampa, a well-known local bomb expert, as the murderer. However, Pu Fan received an anonymous letter from Lampa that contained the location where the bombs were planted. Turns out, behind this incident, there are two strong evil hidden forces...

This simple romance story does not mean much to westerners, and in fact, does not even mean anything to Chinese today, but it was a big thing when it was made, not long after the end of Cultural Revolution in which even the personal romance was restricted. This movie is one of the pioneers of personal liberalization in advocating people seeking out their love following their own hearts, not from other people.

While Jiang Yunfei and his wife were looking for Miaomiao, their missing child, on the Netherworld Ship, they were attacked by the Netherworld King and his henchmen. Jiang's wife and his accompanying adjutant were brutally murdered, and their bodies were ruined by Jiang Zuo and Jiang You. Only Jiang Yunfei was left alive. Many years later, Wang Dayan who is agile and clever lost his younger sister on the Devil Ship. Then she came across Jiang Yunfei, a Beiyang soldier, who had been eager to find his son on the ship. After many investigations, they learned that the disappearance of their families was related to the Netherworld King, so they launched a series of dangerous and unbelievable sea wars with the Netherworld King and his henchmen.

Meizi is a famous mystery writer, who witnessed her scandal-ridden father killing her mother when she was a child. She suffered greatly as a child. After marriage, Meizi found that her husband, Luo Tiancheng, was always with other women, and therefore she was crushed. At the same time, some unusual things happened in her home continuously. Doors always shut suddenly, televisions automatically turned on, curtains often closed by themselves. Although she is a mystery writer, Meizi could not explain these things. When she successfully captured her husband's heart and kept his mistress away, she realised that the truth was out of her expectation.

Heroes fight demons. That's about it.

Thai beauty Xing Xiao searches for her missing twin sister Xing Hui. In her search, she is helped by psychiatrist Chen Yonglin.

Feng Qi (Lin Shen) met Chen Yan (Zhu Liying), who was 8 years older than him, on a train. Feng Qi fell in love with her at first sight, but Chen Yan, who was divorced and had a daughter, did not comment. Later, Feng Qi was admitted to the military academy and took the initiative to propose to establish a romantic relationship with Chen Yan, but was repeatedly rejected by Chen. Feng Qi, on the other hand, launched a love offensive without hesitation. He wanted Chen Yan to regain her confidence in love. Unable to withstand Feng Qi's many passionate confessions, Chen Yan finally agreed to Feng Qi's pursuit and even pinned her daughter's future on this man who was younger than herself. When Feng Qi's parents learned that their son had found a very old burden, they expressed their firm opposition...