A man named "The Mountain" is coming back. Some people build temples to avoid disasters, some take the opportunity to amass wealth, some flee, and some decide to kill themselves... But "The Mountain" never shows up. Everyone exposes their true nature while attempting to change their destiny, and as a result, the county's social hierarchy also shifts during the decline of county towns and the rise of cities in China.
A man named "The Mountain" is coming back. Some people build temples to avoid disasters, some take the opportunity to amass wealth, some flee, and some decide to kill themselves... But "The Mountain" never shows up. Everyone exposes their true nature while attempting to change their destiny, and as a result, the county's social hierarchy also shifts during the decline of county towns and the rise of cities in China.
In the Chinese town of Fuyang, four brothers go about their day-to-day lives, their destinies shaped by love and challenges.
A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.
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.
An unrecognizable, charred corpse discovered in a remote mountain village in China connects three local stories.
สุดขอบทะเลทรายโกบีในพื้นที่ทางตะวันตกเฉียงเหนือของประเทศจีน หลาง เดินทางกลับมายังบ้านเกิด หลังจากที่เพิ่งจะถูกปล่อยตัวออกมาจากเรือนจำ และในตอนที่เขาทำงานให้กับทีมตรวจตราสุนัขเพื่อจัดการกับสุนัขจรจรก่อนที่จะมีการแข่งขันกีฬาโอลิมปิก เขาก็เกิดความผูกพันธ์กับสุนัขสีดำตัวหนึ่งขึ้นมา ทำให้สองวิญญาณที่สุดแสนจะโดดเดี่ยวได้ออกเดินทางร่วมกัน
คู่สามีภรรยาสองคู่ต้องปรับตัวเข้ากับการเปลี่ยนแปลงทางสังคมและเศรษฐกิจครั้งใหญ่ที่เกิดขึ้นในประเทศจีนตั้งแต่ช่วงทศวรรษ 1980 จนถึงปัจจุบัน
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.
Early morning silence is broken by screeching tires as a helicopter bears down on a speeding vehicle. Taking a quick corner, the team tumbles out into the woods as their car pulls away. Now they must make their way through the thick of nature and thick gunfire to accomplish their mission. Not a single word of dialogue is spoken throughout the entire film. Instead, the music, sounds, images and deeply truthful acting turn a simple plot into an intense experience. Passion and intrigue keep building to the very end.
Living in rural Texas is a dysfunctional family: an abusive dad, a Vietnam vet with a war wound that's left him impotent; a compliant wife and a son of about 20, two small sons who look a lot like their brother. The dad harbors a secret, and he goes to murderous lengths to keep it hidden. The young man, Jimmy, who has suspicions, but little comes out until a Yankee woman comes to town.
A movie fan escapes from a labour camp during the Chinese Cultural Revolution and strikes up a relationship with a homeless female vagabond.