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

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

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

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

Neighbours

Neighbours 1982

1

Winner of the Golden Rooster Award in 1982 for Best Film

1982

Cherry Blossom

Cherry Blossom 1979

1

During the Japanese evacuation from China in 1945, a poor and ill mother leaves her child to her Chinese sister-in-law. Years later, she returns to China to find her child.

1979

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

We Are Still Young

We Are Still Young 1982

1

Love story between three young workers and a girl in a large steel factory.

1982

The Meridian of War

The Meridian of War 1990

8.00

During a brutal Japanese offensive, a skirmish leaves only a handful of children and a few soldiers to carry an important command west along the Great Wall.

1990

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

Rock Kids

Rock Kids 1988

6.00

Realistic portraits of Chinese youth embracing western culture

1988