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The Baker’s Wife

  A small village rejoices at the arrival of a new baker. But when his young wife runs off with another man, he is unable to keep baking and the Read More

Bye-Bye

  Ismaél (Sami Bouajila) and Moulod (Ouassini Embarek) live in Paris with their younger brother. When he dies in a tragic fire, Ismaél and Moulod head to Marseilles to stay Read More

Children of Paradise

  Strolling indolently around the 1830s vibrant Parisian avenue called the Boulevard du Crime, the graceful and elusive courtesan, Garance, finds herself wrongfully accused of pickpocketing. But, amid a sea Read More

The True Story of Ah Q

  The True Story of Ah Q is a 1981 Chinese drama film directed by Fan Cen. It was entered into the 1982 Cannes Film Festival.[1] It is based on Read More

New Year Sacrifice

  This adaptation of Lu Xun’s short story of the same title concerns the tragic life of a woman (Xianglin’s widow) during the earliest decades of Chinese feudalistic society. Xianglin’s Read More

The Spring Festival

  At Spring Festival, families reunite and everybody hopes that misfortune and unhappiness will depart with the old year. This story takes place in a small snow-bound town in northern Read More

Strange Friends

  An emotionally disturbed woman encounters two passengers on a train who befriend her and ultimately save her from self-destruction. Her fellow travelers find out she has a criminal past Read More

Good Morning, Beijing

  The story of two lovers during late 80s whose ordinary lives were disturbed by the pace of economic reform. causing a woman to leave her honest and hardworking boy Read More

The Last Emperor

  This sweeping account of the life of Pu-Yi, the last emperor of China, follows the leader’s tumultuous reign. After being captured by the Red Army as a war criminal Read More

Summer Palace

  Country girl Wei leaves her village to attend university in Beijing, where she soon discovers an intense world of sexual freedom. She falls madly in love with Zhou, another Read More