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Loach is Fish Too

  The story of two characters from the countryside who arrive in Beijing hoping to “make it” as unregistered (illegal) laborers. Niqiu is a recently divorced woman who arrives in Read More

A World Without Thieves

  A huge hit in China, this fast-paced drama follows a con man (Andy Lau) and his equally cunning girlfriend (Rene Liu), who head through western China after swiping a Read More

A Beautiful New World

  A satirical comedy about a country bumpkin who goes to the big city, and ends up teaching the cynical city folk a few lessons about basic human decency. The Read More

Hibiscus Town

  Hibiscus Town is about victimization, humiliation, and salvation in a small Chinese village before, during, and after the Cultural Revolution.  Its central character, born of a capitalist inn keeper, Read More

Good Men, Good Women

  The film depicts the real-life story of Chiang Bi-Yu (Annie Yi). In the 1940s, she and her newlywed husband, Chung Hao-Tung (Lim Giong), head to mainland China to join Read More

Chinese Box

  During the last months of Britain’s control of Hong Kong, journalist John (Jeremy Irons) discovers he has only a few months to live. He decides to use the time Read More

A Girl from Hunan

  A Girl from Hunan tells the story of a willful young girl who, at the start of the film, is about to enter into an arranged marriage with a Read More

Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon

  In 19th century Qing Dynasty China, a warrior (Chow Yun-Fat) gives his sword, Green Destiny, to his lover (Michelle Yeoh) to deliver to safe keeping, but it is stolen, Read More

Eat Drink Man Woman

  Master Chef Chu (Sihung Lung) is semi-retired and lives at home with his three unmarried daughters, Jia-Jen (Kuei-Mei Yang), a religious chemistry teacher; Jia-Chien (Chien-Lien Wu), an airline executive; Read More

Beijing Bicycle

  A young country boy, Guei (Cui Lin) comes to the big city determined to make it. He soon finds a job as a bike messenger in which he gets Read More