The Founding of an Army is a 2017 Chinese film commissioned by China's government to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army.
During the period of the Five-Hu Rebellion, there was an old forest where the legend of the "Mountain God" was spread. The White Head Village, which had always believed in the White Tiger, was suddenly slaughtered by the White Tiger after a blessing ceremony. In response, the people invited Chu Jiang, the legendary hunter of White Head Village, to come out to the mountain
A small-time triad must make a fateful decision to discover who he is. With that decision, his life can diverge in two paths, each leading to an ultimate fate.
On The Edge
In the coastal city of South Australia, undercurrents surge beneath the neon glow. Hot-blooded cop Zheng Yi witnessed his partner Zhang Mingzhi die shielding him. The corrupt police department even framed Zhang as a mole. With his faith shattered, Zheng Yi quit the force and took violent revenge on drug lord Qian Jiu. Just as he was about to kill his enemy, he found that Zhang Mingzhi was actually alive, having long been bought off by Qian Jiu and faked his death. The once life-and-death brothers now stand across an abyss of betrayal. Hunted by drug traffickers, abandoned by the police, and with their loved ones dead, the estranged pair are forced to put aside grievances, launch a solemn counterattack against darkness with their broken bodies, fulfill the final redemption of brotherhood with their lives, and tear apart the drug web shrouding the whole city.
On her wedding day in 1938, Gao Shengnan saw her husband brutally murdered by the Japanese army and her elders slaughtered. Taking up arms to rally a resistance force, she struck repeatedly at the invaders, earning widespread renown; later, guided by the Eighth Route Army, she resolved to join the revolution. When the Japanese attempted to lure her into a trap, she faced the enemy alone, risking her life to ensure the safety of her fellow villagers. At the critical moment, the Eighth Route Army launched a surprise attack and wiped out the enemy, but Gao Shengnan lay bloodied on the battlefield—her fate hanging in the balance...
In the north-west of China during the Republic of China era, a mysterious case was discovered in Fengyang Town, Qianzhou. The haunting incidents had everyone on edge, and the strange death of a tomb robber made the already hard-to-distinguish case even more confusing. Two detectives came to investigate the case. From then on, the hunt began with constant twists and turns. The drama of the mantis catching the cicada while the oriole waited behind unfolded one layer after another. No one could tell who the hunter and the prey were until the ninth level.
何以为家
An underground or unsanctioned picture from Beijing cinematographer Wu Di. A ballerina for the Beijing Dance Troop gains an opportunity to move to America. She attends an interview with a U.S Consulate officer to get the visa her fiancé, and is approved. Just as the plane is preparing to take off, the fiancé realizes that there will be nothing for him in America and that he might even become an impediment to his fiancé's success, so he wishes her luck and runs off the plane. The problem is; he now cant go home or he will lose face when people hear he was too afraid to go, so he fakes it, calling from Payphones located across from his family house in Beijing and pretending that he is calling from New York.
A Canadian teacher in China, juggling two relationships, becomes entangled with a pair of small-time crooks as the consequences of his choices begin to close in on him.
A middle-aged Chinese couple, illegal immigrants in the U.S. who do not speak English, must find a way to communicate with Americans and handle their daughter’s body after discovering her dead at home.
Wu Shuang, a house tester, checks into a foreclosed villa on a rainy night. Together with Nian Lun, an amateur blogger, they keep dealing with the "strange occurrences" inside the house and gradually piece together the truth behind the former homeowner’s family tragedy...
An aspiring actress must overcome many obstacles as she tries to achieve her dream. Standing in the shadows of her superstar sister, she tries to prove herself while dreaming of love.
After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of labour chief at a large mining operation in Manchuria, which also grants him exemption from military service. He accepts and moves with his newlywed wife Michiko, but when he tries to put his ideas of more humane treatment into practice, he finds himself at odds with scheming officials, cruel foremen, and the military police.
In a moment of crisis when his entire clan is wiped out, the little elf pig takes on the critical mission of saving his tribe. On the perilous journey to find the Altar Purifier, he overcomes multiple obstacles and gains confidence. With the help of the Altar Purifier, he defeats all evil forces by his own strength, attaining self-actualization.
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In the desolate village with dilapidated houses, dead trees, and gloomy winds, a revenge kidnapping unfolds. All this is actually a bloodshed caused by an astonishing scam. Wang Yantao, whose family is destroyed, is bent on killing the enemy with his own hands. In the house an interrogation goes on, in the unfinished building hides a huge sum of stolen money, and former accomplices turn against each other. When Wang raises his butcher's knife, who will get out unscathed in the dark? The media's dark secrets will be unveiled in horror.
The amnesiac paper craftsman Bai Xiaoman rescues Hu Bugui, a half-paper doll who is being hunted and has only three days to find the treasures needed to regain his human form. Bai Xiaoman decides to accompany him on an adventure to help him recover his lost memories. The two enter the Hidden Market using the Tiger Talisman to find the Rootless Water, where they encounter Meng Po (Meng Ruyi), trapped by a century-old obsession. They learn of her heartbreaking past, where she and her lover Lu Ming were separated by class barriers and could never be together again. Meng Po (Meng Ruyi) is consumed by her obsession and transforms into a spider demon, wreaking havoc. The two attempt to join forces with Lu Ming's reincarnation to redeem her, setting the stage for a fierce battle.
A guy is found by the police swimming naked. He can't, or refuses to, speak and is sent to a hospital. Since no diagnosis can be made, he will be transferred to a mental hospital, when his male nurse decides to take another route. Slowly the reason for his speechlessness becomes clear. Together with the nurse's girlfriend and a female friend of the silent stranger, their history is explained
Deep in the Wunv Mountains lurks a supernatural spirit that can see through people's innermost fears, alongside an unsolved bloody case buried for years. A ragtag group of people steps into the forbidden land for their own respective purposes, only to realize they have long been pawns in a pre-set trap. As the shaman's drum beats, the spirits of the deceased return in new forms, and a tangled feud full of love, hatred, grudge, and passion unfolds amid eerie fragrance and the piercing sound of suona horns.