In 19th-century Guangzhou, a dockworker seeks vengeance against the Chinese mafia after his father is killed. He infiltrates the gang and uses his martial arts skills to take them down, eventually avenging the deaths of his best friend and lover.
Aya, a young Ivorian woman in her early thirties, says no on her wedding day, to everyone’s astonishment. After emigrating to Asia, she works in a tea export shop with Cai, a 45-year-old Chinese man. Aya and Cai fall in love but can their affair survive the turmoil of their past and other people’s prejudices?
The Road Home tells the story of a man who returns to his village to bury his deceased father. Along the way, he reminisces about his childhood and his first love, a young Chinese woman. Through flashbacks, we witness their tender romance and the challenges they face in a changing world.
Join adventurer Michael Palin as he embarks on a trip around the world in 80 days, visiting countries like Italy, Greece, India, China, and more. Follow his journey as he races against time to complete this challenge.
A female judge in Guangzhou, China, discovers that her brother has been wrongfully executed. She sets out on a mission to seek revenge, finding herself entangled in a web of corruption and murder in a small village. As she investigates, she uncovers a mass murder that has been covered up, and she becomes determined to bring the perpetrators to justice, even at great personal risk.
An ensemble comedy centering on a family's hijinks around Lunar New Year, based on a hit television show.
Michael Palin revisits his first four TV travel documentaries. He draws on his personal archive of audio recordings and diary notebooks, and reflects on how he became a seasoned global traveller. Featuring contributions from fans and friends, including David Attenborough, Joanna Lumley and Simon Reeve.
The young adult life of Hong Yunsheng, nicknamed Little Brother, is seen as somewhat of a failure by those that know him. A Chinese national, he stowed away on a boat to the United States, where he worked as a dishwasher in the restaurant of a family from his hometown back in Fujian province. After two years in the States and after fathering an illegitimate child there named Fusheng, the child's mother Xuhui who is the restaurateur's daughter, he was deported back to China. Since, he has been floundering in life, which has caused a rift between himself and his older brother, who, with his wife, operate a street front diner and can't have children of their own. Little Brother relies on his new girlfriend, a woman he barely knows named Wu Ruifang who is a performer in a touring opera troupe, for emotional support. Despite Little Brother being the local poster boy for not stowing away, his friend named Monkey tried to do the same, but died on the voyage over due to exposure to toxic ..
Tech entrepreneur Jimmy Van Horn arrives in China armed with an invention and confidence, only to learn that being American is not enough to succeed.
Wo Ai Ni Mommy is a documentary that follows the journey of a Chinese-American family as they adopt an eight-year-old Chinese girl named Fang Sui Yong, who becomes known as Faith Szybala. The film explores the challenges and joys of international adoption, the complexities of transracial and transcultural families, and the process of assimilation and identity formation for an adopted child. Through interviews, translations, and intimate footage of daily life, the film showcases the emotional and transformative journey of both the adoptive parents and the adopted child.
What's the spirit of Yong Chun? Take a subway to Yong Chun and appreciate Master Meng's Kung Fu. Learn of the beauty and kindness of Chinese culture.
San Yuan Li is a 2003 experimental independent Chinese documentary directed and produced by artists Ou Ning and Cao Fei. Armed with video cameras, twelve artists present a highly stylized portrait of San Yuan Li, a traditional village besieged by China's urban sprawl. China's rapid modernization literally traps the village of San Yuan Li within the surrounding skyscrapers of Guangzhou, a city of 12 million people. The villagers move to a different rhythm, thriving on subsistence farming and traditional crafts. They resourcefully reinvent their traditional lifestyle by tending rice paddies on empty city lots and raising chickens on makeshift rooftop coops.
A madcap comedy about a group of friends who are 'foreigners' in everyday China today. As they race from slapstick situation to absurd adventure they have to decide how important their friendship is. Shot in an almost documentary style in today's China the background of 'average' places provide a fascinating backdrop to this hilarious narrative feature.
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