Movies and TvShows featuring "beijing-china" theme.

Home with Kids, is a sitcom/drama from Mainland China. Unlike most Chinese multi-camera sitcoms, Home With Kids prominently uses child actors as main roles.

Across continents and decades, five brilliant friends make earth-shattering discoveries as the laws of science unravel and an existential threat emerges.

London police officer DC Hana Li is escorting Dr Matthew Nolan back to Beijing where he has been accused of a crime. However, on board flight 357, she finds herself embroiled in an escalating conspiracy and a growing number of murders.

The main character begins a dangerous journey of human against nature to find an antidote to save his master Shifu by traveling to a faraway land where he makes friends with a few key characters. ~~ Adapted from the novel written by Tian Xia Ba Chang following the rivalry of two hunting clans at the end of the 80s.

Moment in Peking is a 2005 Chinese television series produced by CCTV. It is adapted from Lin Yutang's Nobel Prize nominee novel Moment in Peking.

After moving to China, a young boy learns kung fu from his apartment building's maintenance man and trains to compete in a martial arts tournament, facing off against his bullies and earning their respect.

Farewell My Concubine tells the story of two male Peking opera performers who form a complex relationship that spans over 50 years. Their lives are deeply impacted by the political and cultural upheavals of the time, including the Japanese occupation of China, the Chinese Cultural Revolution, and their own personal struggles with gender identity and unrequited love.

Set in ancient China, a skilled warrior steals a legendary sword and begins a journey filled with romance and adventure. Along the way, she encounters love, betrayal, and a dangerous bandit, all while grappling with her own inner demons.

After graduating from college, Chen Keyi has always dreamed of making it in the big city. She has already made plans with boyfriend Yang Dahe but family issues cause the two to breakup. Left to fend for herself alone in Beijing, Chen Keyi feels the vulnerability of having no one to depend on. She decides to change her name to Chen Ke in hopes that it'll help her become stronger. One step at a time, Chen Ke evolves and matures through her multiple career changes in her journey through life.

Bernardo Bertolucci's Oscar-winning dramatisation of the life story of China's last emperor, Pu Yi. The film follows Pu Yi's journey from being the emperor of China at a young age to his eventual downfall and capture as a war criminal. It explores his relationships, his struggles with identity and power, and the changing political landscape of China. This epic and visually stunning film offers a poignant portrayal of one man's life and the historical events that shaped it.

During the Boxer Rebellion in 1900, the foreign legations in the Peking (now Beijing), China face a violent siege by the Boxer rebels. As the situations worsen, diplomats and foreign military personnel, including British, American, and Russian forces, must come together to defend themselves against the rebellion and protect their lives and the lives of their loved ones.

Tanguy is a 28-year-old man who still lives with his parents. His parents are desperate to get rid of him and try various methods to make him leave. However, Tanguy seems content with his current situation and refuses to move out, causing frustration and humiliation for his parents. As they become increasingly desperate, they resort to psychoanalysis and even consider relocating to China to force Tanguy to leave. This French comedy explores themes of family dynamics, independence, and mother-son relationships.

In the 1990s, a spy is sent undercover to North Korea to investigate political corruption and a nuclear threat. Based on a true story, the spy must navigate a dangerous world of espionage and betrayal.

Penn & Teller's Magic and Mystery Tour is a 2003 television documentary miniseries starring Penn & Teller. The program was created by the CBC in association with Channel 4 Film. The show focuses on street magic, and the subjects of each of the three shows are China, India, and Egypt. Unusually for Penn and Teller, Teller speaks in the Egypt episode, even though part of their trademark performance is that Penn does all the speaking.

Set during the Chinese civil war, Shanghai Express follows a group of passengers on a train journey as they navigate through danger, romance, and self-sacrifice.

In the Heat of the Sun is a coming-of-age drama set in 1970s Beijing during the Cultural Revolution. It follows the story of a teenage boy as he navigates through his summer, dealing with themes of youth, love, violence, and political unrest.

Lan Yu tells the story of a passionate love affair between two men, set against the backdrop of China in the 1980s. When a successful businessman named Chen Handong hires Lan Yu, a university student-turned-male prostitute, they embark on a journey of love, heartbreak, and self-discovery. Their relationship faces numerous challenges, including societal expectations, personal setbacks, and tragic events that test their bond. This poignant and emotionally charged film explores themes of love, acceptance, and the struggle for personal freedom.

In the run-up, everything actually spoke against the Chinese capital as the host of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games: Beijing is neither a winter sports region nor are human rights respected in China. The IOC obviously didn't care. Topics such as sustainability, freedom of expression and climate protection were also pushed aside. It's about power and profit instead of the Olympic idea and its values. But more and more athletes are speaking up and calling for a reform of the Olympic Games. A pioneer in this matter is ARD Olympic expert Felix Neureuther, a former alpine skier, who sucked up the Olympic spirit with his mother's milk, because his parents are alpine ski legend Rosi Mittermaier, double gold medalist at the 1976 Winter Games in Innsbruck, and father Christian, a ski racer, who took part three times at the Olympics. Based on interviews with athletes, experts, IOC officials and persecuted Uyghurs, Felix gets a glimpse behind the scenes of the Olympic system.

When a kung-fu master is wrongly accused of murder and discovers a plot to assassinate the emperor, he must use his martial arts skills to clear his name and seek revenge.

Mr. Six, a retired mobster in Beijing, finds himself in a desperate situation when his son is kidnapped by a rival gang. Determined to seek justice and protect his family, he embarks on a dangerous journey into the criminal underworld, facing powerful triads and the corrupt forces that control them. As he delves deeper into the world of organized crime, Mr. Six must confront his own dark past and make difficult choices that could cost him everything.