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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

A small town pickpocket whose friends have moved on to higher trades finds himself bitter and unable to adapt

Filmmaker Jia Zhangke chronicles his local literature festival in Shanxi, China which includes a multi generational roster of the countrys most esteemed writers

An exploration on the impact of urbanization and globalization on a traditional culture

An engaging drama about several unemployed Shanxi coalminers looking for work

Four independent stories set in modern China about random acts of violence

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

A theatre troupe from rural Fenyang struggles under the decline of communism and rise of popular culture in China in the 1980s