A woman married to the brutal and infertile owner of a dye mill in rural China conceives a boy with her husband's nephew but is forced to raise her son as her husband's heir without revealing his parentage in this circular tragedy. Filmed in glowing technicolour, this tale of romantic and familial love in the face of unbreakable tradition is more universal than its setting.
A married village worker teams up with an old girlfriend to try to dig a well for his water-starved village. The well collapses and they are trapped. Their enforced confinement leads to them exploring their feelings for each other and those around them.
An old teahouse in Beijing serves as the stage for a drama that unfolds over several tumultuous decades of modern Chinese history, from the waning days of the Qing dynasty to the eve of the People's Republic.
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After being released from prison, Wei Dong, whose life was shattered by a drug lord’s actions, sets out to capture drug dealers and earn enough reward money to win back his family. Meanwhile, gambler Huo Sheng kills a drug mule to steal money and drugs from a crash site. Wei Dong and Huo Sheng unexpectedly become colleagues, driving trash trucks. As they unknowingly become entangled with the drug lord, a darkly comedic clash unfolds between them, with each pursuing their own agenda.
