Movies and TvShows featuring "chinese-politics" theme.

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.

A City of Sadness is a powerful drama that depicts the struggles of a family during the Japanese occupation of Taiwan in the 1940s. The story revolves around the lives of four brothers as they navigate political uprising, oppression, marriage, incarceration, and the deafness of one of the brothers. Based on a true story, the movie delves into the hardships faced by the people and the impact of the gang culture prevalent during that era.

A documentary film that captures the experiences of ordinary Chinese citizens during the Cultural Revolution, showcasing their struggles, work, and the effects of Maoism. It portrays the class struggle, the impact on the working class and peasants, and the principles of communism in Communist China during the 1970s.

In 1970s China, a young woman finds herself in a rural commune where she becomes embroiled in a controversy. She is forced to impersonate someone else and faces the consequences of her actions. The film explores themes of innocence, bigger dreams, and the complexities of urban and rural settings in China during that time. It delves into political and socialist issues, including bribery and exposing the truth. Based on a play, the story also touches on the relationship between boyfriend and girlfriend, pregnancy, and the larger social and political landscape of the country. As the protagonist navigates through her journey, the audience witnesses the consequences of her actions and the impact they have on her life and the lives of others.

A bumbling factory translator is suspected of industrial espionage after sending an innocent telegram that is intercepted by a militant snoop. Placed under investigation and reassigned to a less sensitive department but never informed of the reason for his demotion, he petitions to get his job back, sparking an increasingly obtuse series of Party meetings.

When Song Wei's fiancee Luo Qun is denounced as a right-wing traitor by Party official Wu Yao, he is sentenced to ten years' hard labor. Song Wei breaks off her engagement, and eventually marries Wu Yao. Years later, after the Cultural Revolution, political currents have shifted; Song Wei demands that her husband, now a powerful Party official, seek Luo Qun's rehabilitation, but Wu Yao has no desire to open up old political and emotional wounds.

In pre-revolutionary China, two young girls, Chunhua and Yuehong Xing, rise through the ranks of Chinese opera, but with their artistic success comes a new series of personal and social challenges. After they're sold to a Shanghai opera and the revolution dawns, Yuehong radicalizes and devotes her career to politically progressive performances, while Chunhua flees to avoid turmoil. As the world changes around them, they fight to maintain their friendship.

Kimjongilia is a documentary that exposes the brutal reality of life under the North Korean regime. It tells the stories of defectors and sheds light on the totalitarian state's repression, brutality, and mass death. Through interviews and film clips, the film explores the escape, refuge, and repatriation of North Korean defectors, as well as the torture and starvation they faced. The documentary also delves into the personality cult surrounding the country's dictator and the tyrannical nature of the regime.

When impoverished young bride Youyou (Zhang) collapses from hunger at the door of handsome buccaneer Pan Hao (You Yong), he immediately decides to have her, much to the chagrin of his current squeeze, Widow Ma (Jiang Yanqiang).

One Country, Two Systems? No Way! say the youth of Taiwan. But China under President Xi Jinping wants more than ever to bring the island of Taiwan back into the fold, just like Hong Kong. Can the burgeoning democracy on China’s doorstep, driven by digital technology, resist the Middle Kingdom’s advances? To China Taiwan is a breakaway province that must return to the fold. To its 24 million inhabitants it is a sovereign state with its own constitution and democratically elected leaders. Now that Hong Kong has been brought into line, Taiwan remains determined to stand up as a vibrant, young democracy. But it won't be easy. Since the Sunflower Movement in 2014 when the young came out to prevent an economic agreement with China, citizen groups have been fighting for the transparency of institutions.

Sunless Days (1990) is a documentary film that explores the political and cultural events leading up to and following the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989. It focuses on the perspectives of Chinese intellectuals, artists, journalists, and activists who were witnesses to the government repression and pro-democracy protests. The film documents their struggles, hopes, and the impact of the massacre on their lives.

On January 23, 2020, the Chinese authority imposed a lockdown in Wuhan, as well as other cities in the Hubei province, in an attempt to prevent the Corona-virus from spreading further across the nation.