The World (2004)
An exploration on the impact of urbanization and globalization on a traditional culture
Xiao Wu (1998)
A small town pickpocket whose friends have moved on to higher trades finds himself bitter and unable to adapt
Ash Is Purest White (2018)
In an industrial city in China, a young dancer named Qiao falls in love with a mobster named Bin When a fight breaks out between rival gangs, Qiao uses a gun to protect Bin and is sent to prison for five years
I Wish I Knew (2010)
Focuses on the people, their stories and architecture spanning from the mid 1800s, when Shanghai was opened as a trading port, to the present day
Platform (2000)
A theatre troupe from rural Fenyang struggles under the decline of communism and rise of popular culture in China in the 1980s
A Touch of Sin (2013)
Four independent stories set in modern China about random acts of violence
The Hedonists (2016)
An engaging drama about several unemployed Shanxi coalminers looking for work