This anthology drama presents four short films honoring Chinese families, spotlighting the struggles of key groups across four pivotal eras: the revolution, construction, reform and opening up, and the new era, while highlighting their perseverance, dedication to ideals, and commitment to passing on the national spirit through generations.
If exchanging lives would exchange family members, would you still be willing? After Zhong Da and Jin Hao went on a blind date, he accidentally changed bodies with Lu Xiaogu, a boy who had a crush on Jin Hao, and exchanged family members by mistake, opening a story that is hilarious and tearful.
During China's Song Dynasty, a mysterious murder occurs at Chancellor Quin Hui's palace after meeting delegates from the neighboring Jin Dynasty. The members become embroiled not just in a murder mystery, but a larger conspiracy concerning the fate of the empire.
The film is adapted from Kong Ergou's novel. The film reflects more than 20 years of social changes. The film tells about a northern underworld organization headed by Mei San and Zhao Hongbing, from 1986 to 2006.
A blast technician in a mining town survives an explosion only to discover it may not have been an accident. While investigating the truth, he becomes the prime suspect and must use his unique skillset to clear his name.
During a time of unrest in Shazhou, a once-prosperous Tang Dynasty outpost now under Tibetan control, a rebellion led by Zhang Yichao sparks hope for liberation. As the conflict intensifies, a group of unlikely heroes—including a thief, a deserter, and a general’s daughter—unite to fight for their people’s freedom.
A washed-up stuntman and his stunt horse become an overnight social media sensation when their real-life fight with debt collectors goes viral.
A voyage through modern day Beijing in the taxi of the womanising Dezi. His aimless drifting between destinations and women is much like Beijing's own search for identity between perishing ancient values and an uncertain future.
Man is doing, and heaven is watching. After all, man's calculations are not as good as heaven's calculations. Four strangers were sharing the spoils in the backstage warehouse of the theater, unexpectedly getting involved in a murder case. A hot pot was boiling with endless suspense, and greed and deception triggered a series of reversals. Finally, the special identities of the four gradually surfaced, and the mysterious truth was about to be revealed
Two former cops start investigating the series of murders that tanked their careers when the killings begin again.
The kind and tolerant grandmother reunites with her granddaughter, who went missing 12 years ago in an accident. From being strangers, they gradually become close, and during their time together, the secrets they carry are slowly revealed.
A story centered around a divorced couple living in a southern Chinese city Shenzhen and dealing with the disappearance of their missing son.
The story of three women whose worlds collide - a social commentary about the 'sound bite' society we are becoming, where perception becomes reality and judgments based on limited facts quickly spread, without regard for the truth or the damage they could cause.
Mr. Wu, a Hong Kong movie star, is kidnapped in Beijing by Zhang Hua's gang. The police quickly form a task force and begin the search, ignoring that detectives in charge have only twenty hours before the deadline.
In Kui Zhou, an anti-gang operation uncovers corruption as various forces target the Public Security Bureau. Amid the chaos, an unlikely duo stumbles upon a key criminal, triggering a high-stakes investigation into a web of crime and conspiracy.
The tight-knight community of a remote mountain village come to know and understand a strange, mute woman's past in the wake of her husband's death.
Many years ago Mr. Six was a notorious gangster. That was back when there was still such a thing as honour among thieves, when criminals earned respect and maintained principles. These days Mr. Six is all but forgotten, a living relic residing in a narrow alley. One day Six's son, Xiaobo, is abducted by some spoiled punks after he scratches their precious Ferrari. Mr. Six realizes that he must do whatever it takes to get his son back — even if that means returning to the life he thought he had left behind.
The civil war in China has ruined many lives including General Pang's. A wounded General Pang is saved by a beautiful young woman along with two other men. Together they vow to eradicate the rebels.
During the warring period of the three kingdoms, ancient China is in turmoil. To unify the country, general Cao Cao, the real power behind the Emperor, enlists the aid of the greatest warrior in the land, Guan Yu. However, Guan Yu is a loyal friend of Cao Cao's enemy Liu Bei so to persuade the peerless warrior to fight, Cao Cao takes his beloved Qi Lan hostage. After leading Cao Cao's forces to victory Guan Yu sets out with Qi Lan to rejoin Liu Bei. Now Cao Cao has deemed him too great a threat to live, and on the journey he must face all the forces at the Emperor's command sent to destroy him.
A retired bodyguard who has settled into a corner of the world where China, Russia and North Korea meet as he suffers from early dementia finds a new friend in a young girl. When her life is threatened by her father's connection with a local crime lord, the bodyguard must call upon his long forgotten skills to save her.
Chinese film directed by Jin Chen.
Chinese film directed by Jin Chen.
A former smuggler attempts to start his life anew and repair his relationship with his estranged brother after his release from prison.
Fate brings together three fascinating lost souls – a monk with a sack of money, an innkeeper with an uneasy conscience, and a father who’s lost his son – in young Chinese director Zeng Zeng’s mysterious tale of guilt, punishment and ambiguous redemption.
A loser deep in debt tries to use his girlfriend to seduce a rich boss for money.
A movie fan escapes from a labour camp during the Chinese Cultural Revolution and strikes up a relationship with a homeless female vagabond.
In the last boxing match before his retirement, TAN Kai accidentally beats his teammate WANG Yao to death. WANG's heart is donated to a young girl, LI Chuan. Guilt-ridden, TAN Kai decides to meet LI Chuan and they slowly develop a friendship. Suddenly LI Chuan's body is starting to reject WANG's donated heart and a new surgery is very expensive. To pay for his sins and the surgery, TAN Kai must put his boxing gloves back on one more time.
In 1937, eight hundred Chinese soldiers fight under siege from a warehouse in the middle of the Shanghai battlefield, completely surrounded by the Japanese army.
A morally bent detective has one of the worst days of his life after he tries to cover up an accidental crime.
In order to solve a large theft of national treasure, Hongyu, a criminal police officer, and his current wife, Baiyu, and his biological father, Zhenggang, working together with their partner. At the time when the case came to light, these batches of national treasures disappeared under the close supervision of the police, and Baiyu disappeared suddenly .
In the puppet state of Manchukuo in the 1930s, four Communist party special agents, after returning to China, embark on a secret mission. Sold out by a traitor, the team find themselves surrounded by threats on all sides.
Wang Yiwan did not live up to his father's expectations, he was inactive and timid. After receiving an invitation from his first love girlfriend Lu Xiaoquan, he was going to go to to Thailand. When Wang withdrew the money, he encountered a small circle who lost his bank card. On the eve of the wedding, the two men were trapped in the silver by a gang of elder brothers at gunpoint, trapped in a wave of real and fake robbers.
The story follows a small-town youth who becomes the henchman to a debt-collector. His life is complicated by a cold and estranged parent-child relationship, and an ambiguous relationship with a young woman.
Based on real-life events, the film recounts the efforts of the Wuhan medical staff as they attempt to deal with the rising cases of Covid-19.
In 2002, a serial murder case occurred in the seaside town of Dening. Gambler Sun Xingwang was killed, followed by Zhu Zhihong, deputy director of Donghu Market, and his brother Zhou Liang. The three murders were committed in the same way. Various suspicious evidence pointed to Jiang Siming, the sworn brother of Zhu Zhihong and Zhou Liang. When the police were closing in on Jiang Siming, he was attacked and hunted down. In a critical moment, the police took action and captured the real murderer. They thought the case could be closed, but the inside story was just revealed, and the fate storm of Jiang Siming and his wife Wu Yan swept in... In the seaside town of Fujian filled with incense, the murderer by the pillow, the lover in the crowd, and the fateful life waiting for redemption are hidden in the market.
In 1920s Shanghai, a group of brave young individuals band together to carry out a dangerous mission, and amid political turmoil, they grow through sacrifice and resilience.
In early 2020, when the COVID-19 outbreak struck Wuhan, doctors Yuan Chuchu and Shen Yun joined forces with medical workers nationwide who answered the national call, rushing to the city to collaborate with local healthcare teams in tirelessly treating patients, ultimately containing the pandemic through the country's precise prevention measures and united efforts, composing a heroic anthem of this anti-virus battle.
To realize dream of music, a young man left home with his father to study. The family remained true to original aspirations, and broke through difficulties. One day, he is finally at top and conquered the world with peak performance at 17.
A traumatized young man with physical abnormalities is forced to join a mysterious bureau to confront a disaster spreading across the earth caused by an unknown creature. He embarks on an adventure uncovering mysteries about his life.
A criminal psychologist and a forensic expert works together to track down a serial killer who targets people who have been acquitted of notable crimes and uses their guilt as his modus operandi.
The Pandora's box opened in the name of love has already been unlocked. When love is consumed by obsession, just how many uncrossable boundaries will one break just to hold onto what they call "love"?
Daughter Xu Ke wants to have surgery to remove the polyp from her uterus during the vacation, while her mother Hu Chunrong also plans to run away from home to escape the long-standing problems in her marriage. As the two, who both love and hurt each other, resolve to face their respective predicaments, they unexpectedly find forgiveness for each other’s fragility and imperfection in a sudden, unforeseen moment.