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Butterfly (2004)

Flavia is a thirtysomething married teacher. She has suppressed the memory of her adolescent lesbian fling with Jin and is stuck in a stifling marriage. A chance encounter in a supermarket with the playful and seductive singer Yip reawakens dormant feelings and she ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mak Yan-Yan
CAST:  Josie Ho  •  Carl Ng  •  Eric Kot Man-Fai  •  Tian Yuan

Flavia is a thirtysomething married teacher. She has suppressed the memory of her adolescent lesbian fling with Jin and is stuck in a stifling marriage. A chance encounter in a supermarket with the playful and seductive singer Yip reawakens dormant feelings and she ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mak Yan-Yan
CAST:  Josie Ho  •  Carl Ng  •  Eric Kot Man-Fai  •  Tian Yuan

Bends (2013)

Flora Lau’s debut feature is a beautifully formed, subtle film that focuses on the lives of two people with very different prospects – a wealthy Hong Kong woman and her mainland Chinese chauffeur – both trying to cope with life’s unexpected dramas. Anna (Carina ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Flora Lau
CAST:  Carina Lau  •  Chen Kun  •  Stephanie Che Yuen-Yuen  •  Lawrence Cheng

Flora Lau’s debut feature is a beautifully formed, subtle film that focuses on the lives of two people with very different prospects – a wealthy Hong Kong woman and her mainland Chinese chauffeur – both trying to cope with life’s unexpected dramas. Anna (Carina ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Flora Lau
CAST:  Carina Lau  •  Chen Kun  •  Stephanie Che Yuen-Yuen  •  Lawrence Cheng

First Time (2012)

Sonq Shiqiao (Angelababy), 22, lives with her devoted mother, widowed shop owner Zheng Qing (Jiang Shan). Shiqiao, who always dreamed of being a ballet dancer, cannot exert herself physically as she suffers from form of myasthenia, a neuromuscular disease, that her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yan Han
CAST:  AngelaBaby  •  Mark Chao  •  Jiang Shan  •  Cindy Yen

Sonq Shiqiao (Angelababy), 22, lives with her devoted mother, widowed shop owner Zheng Qing (Jiang Shan). Shiqiao, who always dreamed of being a ballet dancer, cannot exert herself physically as she suffers from form of myasthenia, a neuromuscular disease, that her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yan Han
CAST:  AngelaBaby  •  Mark Chao  •  Jiang Shan  •  Cindy Yen

Luxury Car (2006)

A country schoolteacher reaching retirement comes to Wuhan in search of his only son. His dying wife has requested to see her boy one last time. He is met by his daughter Yanhong who works as an escort in a karaoke bar. Yanhong introduces him to a policeman who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wang Chao
CAST:  Tian Yuan  •  Youcai Wu  •  He Huang  •  Yiqing Li

A country schoolteacher reaching retirement comes to Wuhan in search of his only son. His dying wife has requested to see her boy one last time. He is met by his daughter Yanhong who works as an escort in a karaoke bar. Yanhong introduces him to a policeman who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wang Chao
CAST:  Tian Yuan  •  Youcai Wu  •  He Huang  •  Yiqing Li

Curse of Lola (2005)

When the leading dancer of Lola is murdered in her dressing room on the very night of the premiere, terror looms over the dance troupe. With the murderer still at large, the coveted role of Lola passes to Tian, a talented but introverted dancer with a traumatic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hong Li
CAST:  Francis Ng  •  Sui Junbo  •  Tian Yuan

When the leading dancer of Lola is murdered in her dressing room on the very night of the premiere, terror looms over the dance troupe. With the murderer still at large, the coveted role of Lola passes to Tian, a talented but introverted dancer with a traumatic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hong Li
CAST:  Francis Ng  •  Sui Junbo  •  Tian Yuan

In Love We Trust (2008)

A divorced couple learns that the only way to possibly save their daughter, who is suffering from blood cancer, is to have another child. The problem is they've both already remarried.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wang Xiaoshuai
CAST:  Liu Weiwei  •  Zhang Jiayi  •  Cheng Taishen  •  Chuqian Zhang

A divorced couple learns that the only way to possibly save their daughter, who is suffering from blood cancer, is to have another child. The problem is they've both already remarried.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wang Xiaoshuai
CAST:  Liu Weiwei  •  Zhang Jiayi  •  Cheng Taishen  •  Chuqian Zhang

The Golden Era (2014)

The story of writer Xiao Hong comes alive through memories of her great love affair, literary influence and escape from China during World War II.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ann Hui
CAST:  Tang Wei  •  William Feng  •  Zhiwen Wang  •  Hao Lei

The story of writer Xiao Hong comes alive through memories of her great love affair, literary influence and escape from China during World War II.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ann Hui
CAST:  Tang Wei  •  William Feng  •  Zhiwen Wang  •  Hao Lei

Brothers (2016)

During a dangerous rescue mission, Commander Tiejin and his troupe are locked in heated battle when he stops dead seeing none other than the brother he lost five years before, now fighting alongside the enemy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiefer Liu
CAST:  Peter Ho  •  Li Dongxue  •  Xia Zitong  •  He Lanpeng

During a dangerous rescue mission, Commander Tiejin and his troupe are locked in heated battle when he stops dead seeing none other than the brother he lost five years before, now fighting alongside the enemy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiefer Liu
CAST:  Peter Ho  •  Li Dongxue  •  Xia Zitong  •  He Lanpeng

Shanghai Trance (2008)

Young Dutch director made an (almost) entirely Chinese film. In a city where everything is new, an outsider is in any case no more out of place than the locals. Cinematographic portrait of modern life in the mega-city of Shanghai is made up of three separate ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Verbeek
CAST:  Lü Yulai  •  Tian Yuan  •  Xiao Han  •  Fan Yulin

Young Dutch director made an (almost) entirely Chinese film. In a city where everything is new, an outsider is in any case no more out of place than the locals. Cinematographic portrait of modern life in the mega-city of Shanghai is made up of three separate ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Verbeek
CAST:  Lü Yulai  •  Tian Yuan  •  Xiao Han  •  Fan Yulin

Happy Funeral (2008)

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DIRECTION:  Barbara Wong
CAST:  Tian Yuan  •  Him Law  •  C Kwan  •  Billy Luk

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DIRECTION:  Barbara Wong
CAST:  Tian Yuan  •  Him Law  •  C Kwan  •  Billy Luk

Our Ten Years (2007)

Throughout ten years of a key era in Chinese and Hong Kong history, a girl becomes fixated on a fellow commuter who she observes regularly. While the two never speak to one another, the girl captures her appearance and life changes during the years through various ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jia Zhangke
CAST:  Liang Jingdong  •  Tian Yuan  •  Zhao Tao

Throughout ten years of a key era in Chinese and Hong Kong history, a girl becomes fixated on a fellow commuter who she observes regularly. While the two never speak to one another, the girl captures her appearance and life changes during the years through various ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jia Zhangke
CAST:  Liang Jingdong  •  Tian Yuan  •  Zhao Tao

Pegasus (2019)

Zhang Chi, a hubris and dominating six-time racing champion, falls from grace following a crisis. After a five-year suspension from the motorsport, the now single-father to a six-year-old boy throws down the gauntlet once again.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Han Han
CAST:  Shen Teng  •  Johnny Huang  •  Winston Chao  •  Yin Fang

Zhang Chi, a hubris and dominating six-time racing champion, falls from grace following a crisis. After a five-year suspension from the motorsport, the now single-father to a six-year-old boy throws down the gauntlet once again.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Han Han
CAST:  Shen Teng  •  Johnny Huang  •  Winston Chao  •  Yin Fang

August Story (2006)

The film follows a girl in Hong Kong between her uncle’s dressmaking shop and her studies; between young and youth. Based on a story by Wai Chan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mak Yan-Yan
CAST:  Tian Yuan  •  Dean Fujioka  •  Eric Kot Man-Fai

The film follows a girl in Hong Kong between her uncle’s dressmaking shop and her studies; between young and youth. Based on a story by Wai Chan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mak Yan-Yan
CAST:  Tian Yuan  •  Dean Fujioka  •  Eric Kot Man-Fai

Kill Octopus Paul (2010)

The film was originally named as “Ran Qing Shi Jie Bei” (The Legend of World Cup), but director Xiao Jiang changed the name when the famous octopus in Germany named Paul became a global sensation when he correctly predicted the outcome of all Germany games in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yang Zhang  •  Jiang Xiao
CAST:  Tian Yuan  •  Teddy Lin  •  Natalie Zhang  •  Huang Jianxiang

The film was originally named as “Ran Qing Shi Jie Bei” (The Legend of World Cup), but director Xiao Jiang changed the name when the famous octopus in Germany named Paul became a global sensation when he correctly predicted the outcome of all Germany games in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yang Zhang  •  Jiang Xiao
CAST:  Tian Yuan  •  Teddy Lin  •  Natalie Zhang  •  Huang Jianxiang

Freeze-Frame (2014)

Fei is on a top secret mission from Shanghai to the UK in order to honour a promise. Not afraid to bend the rules, Fei runs into unexpected troubles that require her to secretly chase Jack, the handsome stranger she met on the plane.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Fabian
CAST:  Tian Yuan  •  Freddie Fox  •  Morgan Griffin

Fei is on a top secret mission from Shanghai to the UK in order to honour a promise. Not afraid to bend the rules, Fei runs into unexpected troubles that require her to secretly chase Jack, the handsome stranger she met on the plane.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Fabian
CAST:  Tian Yuan  •  Freddie Fox  •  Morgan Griffin

Spicy Hot in Love (2016)

Love can be bitter, sweet, or spicy. The film revolves around three couples from Beijing, Hangzhou and Chongqing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Xiao Fei
CAST:  Zhang Zilin  •  Peter Ho  •  Qin Hao  •  Zhou Yiwei

Love can be bitter, sweet, or spicy. The film revolves around three couples from Beijing, Hangzhou and Chongqing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Xiao Fei
CAST:  Zhang Zilin  •  Peter Ho  •  Qin Hao  •  Zhou Yiwei

Gao Xing (2009)

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DIRECTION:  Kiefer Liu
CAST:  Guo Tao  •  Li Feng  •  Lam Suet  •  Hai Yitian

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DIRECTION:  Kiefer Liu
CAST:  Guo Tao  •  Li Feng  •  Lam Suet  •  Hai Yitian

160 Years Old (2021)

A father who cannot cure his own stubborn illness, a professor mother who struggles with existential questions, a son who is confused and precocious, a giant tortoise that suddenly leaves, and a sentimental grandfather who passed away. The uncle cannot finish ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yan Bing
CAST:  Athena Chu  •  Tse Kwan-Ho  •  Tian Yuan  •  Mengyuan Xu

A father who cannot cure his own stubborn illness, a professor mother who struggles with existential questions, a son who is confused and precocious, a giant tortoise that suddenly leaves, and a sentimental grandfather who passed away. The uncle cannot finish ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yan Bing
CAST:  Athena Chu  •  Tse Kwan-Ho  •  Tian Yuan  •  Mengyuan Xu

Young and Clueless (2007)

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DIRECTION:  Danian Tang
CAST:  Tian Yuan  •  Song Ningfeng  •  Lok-tung Po  •  Wu Xiaoliang

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DIRECTION:  Danian Tang
CAST:  Tian Yuan  •  Song Ningfeng  •  Lok-tung Po  •  Wu Xiaoliang

Anchor Baby (2021)

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DIRECTION:  Jing Ran
CAST:  Shang Yuxian  •  Wang Yanhui  •  Tian Yuan  •  Charles Justo

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DIRECTION:  Jing Ran
CAST:  Shang Yuxian  •  Wang Yanhui  •  Tian Yuan  •  Charles Justo
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