The Story of Qiu Ju

The Story of Qiu Ju 1992

7.30

When her husband is kicked in the groin by the village head, Qiu Ju, a peasant woman, despite her pregnancy, travels to a nearby town, and later a big city to deal with its bureaucrats and find justice.

1992

Black Snow

Black Snow 1990

6.80

A man returns to his native Beijing after serving in a labor camp, to find that he has no family or prospects or friends. He tries to make a living, but his old underworld contacts drag him back into a life of crime.

1990

Legend of the Drunken Tiger

Legend of the Drunken Tiger 1991

4.80

It's the year 1898 and government reformists are aggressively sought out and publicly executed by the Ching Dynasty officials. Master Wang, a leader of the reformist party, enlists the help of skilled fighters for reinforcements, including Cheong San, a longtime enemy of the treacherous Lord Wing. With the help of Lela Wong, Cheong San's betrothed, Cheong San and Master Wnag battle their nemesis to further their cause. What Cheong San's enemies believe to be his weak point they soon discover to be his source of power. He is most lethal when intoxicated, lending him the name of Drunken San. This is another must-see for classic kung fu combat fans.

1991

The Trail

The Trail 1993

6.00

Officer Lei tracks down embezzler Chen Ziliang in Mongolia. Although Chen insists he was innocent, Lei must escort him across China to bring him to justice, but it soon becomes apparent that an unknown organization wants Chen killed.

1993

Death and the Maiden

Death and the Maiden 1987

1

Tian Geng suffers from liver cancer and is told he has less than three months to live. A former lover takes care of him at the hospital, but he is unconsolable. However, his outlook changes when he meets a girl at hospital who lost her leg to disease at a young age and is in danger of losing her other leg, and has also lost all hope.

1987

Sacrificed Youth

Sacrificed Youth 1985

8.40

A young girl from the city is sent out to work in a village of Dai people in China's cultural revolution. Here she learns to enjoy being young and gains a new outlook on life.

1985

The Story of Xinghua

The Story of Xinghua 1994

2.00

Xinghua lives with her husband, who makes money by selling stones from the Great Wall. But she is unable to give him a son to inherit this wealth. When her husband hatches a plan to tear down the local historic fortress to find a legendary hidden treasure, she finds herself drawn to a gentler, more educated man who wants to preserve it.

1994

A Girl from Hunan

A Girl from Hunan 1987

5.70

Xiao Xiao is sold into arranged marriage with a 2 year old boy, who she must raise as his nanny until he is old enough to marry her. She is expected to honour tradition and to toe the line so far as social proprieties are concerned, but the young girl rebels against the edicts of her elders until at 16, she falls in love with another man.

1987

Our Farmland

Our Farmland 1983

1

Our Field depicts the lives of five sent-down youths during the Cultural Revolution and follows their continuous search for meaning during the subsequent years.

1983

Good Morning Beijing

Good Morning Beijing 1990

8.00

A Beijing bus driver is in love with a ticket-taker, but she becomes pregnant by a Singapore student.

1990

Can't Piss

Can't Piss 2014

1

A divorced man must deal with his son's delicate issue after his ex-wife drops him off. So much for his bachelor's life.

2014

Qing shan xi zhao

Qing shan xi zhao 1984

1

Liu Hong, an old railway worker, goes back where he fought against the japanese invaders during the war.

1984

Rock Kids

Rock Kids 1988

6.00

Realistic portraits of Chinese youth embracing western culture

1988

Ai qing de lü cheng

Ai qing de lü cheng 1985

1

Lu Wei, a self-employed taxi driver in a small town in the south, drove a dilapidated van full of advertisements to pick up his newly bought luxury car in Guangzhou.

1985

The Days Without Lei Feng

The Days Without Lei Feng 1996

5.00

Lamenting the accidental death of his comrade and model citizen Lei Feng, Qiao adopts him as a role model in serving his people.

1996