Hao Qin

When the pandemic confines Lou Ye and his crew to their hotel near Wuhan, their film grows into a gripping record of creative process in times of crisis. Liberally mixing fact and fiction, An Unfinished Film traces a recalcitrant film intent on evading its maker. What happens when a film starts eating itself? In 2019, Lou Ye set out with his usual collaborators to complete an unfinished feature from ten years before. But when Covid-19 confined the crew to their hotel, the process of finalisin

Wang Xiang meets a person he fears in Hualin. A mystery involving a lost father, deceased lover, and old friend spans 20 years. Characters search for truth across time and space. When mystery is solved, fate remains. (imdb)

Attending the reunion in lieu of her late elder sister, Zhihua accidentally runs into Yin Chuan, on whom she had a crush in her youth. As old memories are evoked Zhihua slowly uncovers the intricate story of the trio. (imdb)

A dishonored policeman searching for a serial killer in Harbin, China. (imdb)

Taking place in the Tang Dynasty, a demon cat appears and breaks the peace of Chang'an City, causing a series of strange events. Poet Bai Letian and Monk Kukai join hands to investigate the death of Concubine Yang by following the trial left by the cat, unveiling a buried fact. (imdb)

Three young delinquents hide in an abandoned general store after committing a petty crime. They discover a mysterious mailbox that allows them to exchange letters with people from thirty years in the past. As they offer advice to those seeking guidance, they realize their own lives are deeply connected to the store's history and the legacy of its kind-hearted former owner.

Gao Chun, a young captain, steers his cargo boat up the Yangtze river. His father has recently died and, according to his beliefs, his son is now responsible for liberating his soul. At the same time, Gao Chun is looking for the love of his life. But all the women he meets in all the different ports are the same person: a magical being who grows ever younger the closer he gets to the source of the Yangtze... (berlinale.de)

When a young man and his friends dig a hole to expand their restaurant, they enter a nearby bank vault that is being robbed.

At a blind massage center in Nanjing, visually impaired masseurs navigate complex personal relationships, professional hierarchy, and emotional desires. Through love, rivalry, and financial struggles, the close-knit staff experiences the triumphs and heartbreaks of living on the margins of a sighted society, revealing their shared humanity and unspoken longing for connection.

The story of an elderly man and his granddaughter who walk together through China with a bird in a cage. (imdb)

Lu Jie has no idea her husband Yongzhao is leading a double life, until the day she sees him entering a hotel with a young woman. Her world crumbles - and it's just the beginning. A few hours later, the young woman dies beneath the wheels of a car. The police officer in charge of the case refuses to believe her death was accidental... (cannes)

In Nanjing, a travel agent hires a detective to spy on his husband, suspecting an affair. The detective discovers the husband's relationship with another man, but unexpectedly finds himself drawn into the lover's life. As a complex web of romantic entanglements and forbidden desires forms between the central figures, each must navigate jealousy and emotional heartbreak in modern China.