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Plot Summary:
A paralysed and hopeless Hong Kong man meets his new Filipino carer, who has put her dream on hold and come to the city to earn a living. These two strangers live under the same roof through different seasons. As they learn more about each other, they also learn more about themselves. Together, they learn about how to face the different seasons of life.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 115 min
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The Family (2015)
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Liu and Deng are a couple both in their 70s who have been married for nearly half a century and lived in a small inland city of China. The family of Liu and Deng is a typical ordinary family of China. The eldest daughter Liqin, divorced with a teenage son, lives with them. The second daughter Xiaomin and youngest son Xujun live in far away cities, married and with their own families. They are also too busy to visit the parents, therefore the old couple decide to travel a long way to visit them. It will be a special journey where they will do everything they can to keep the family tied together despite the distance, being the family their sole purpose in life.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 62
Genere: Drama
Country: Australia, China
Duration: 280 min
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Painted Faces (1988)
Plot Summary:
The story of Peking Opera School, its teacher Master Yu and his students.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 555
Genere: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: cult classic
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Return to Dust (2022)
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Humble, unassuming Ma and timid Cao have been cast off by their families and forced into an arranged marriage. They have to combine their strength and build a home to survive. In the face of much adversity, an unexpected bond begins to blossom, as both Ma and Cao, uniting with Earth’s cycles, create a haven for themselves in which they can thrive.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 131 min
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All U Need Is Love (2021)
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Initiated by the Hong Kong Performing Artists Association and the Hong Kong Film Workers Association, ten film companies in Hong Kong (China Star, Anle Film, Emperor Films, Oriental Films, Media Asia Films, Meiya Films, World Films, Shaw Brothers, Sun Entertainment Culture , Huanyu Film) and the Hong Kong Film Development Council’s "Film Production Financing Project". It tells about a quiet afternoon when the Gurney Hotel suddenly detected a suspected case. The epidemic prevention center ordered a total blockade. All guests staying in the hotel must accept Mandatory quarantine for 14 days. Everyone is isolated in the hotel, and the relationship between people is getting closer unconsciously. Everyone has lived through difficult times together, and learned to cherish what may be the last time to get along with each other.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 150
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 95 min
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Threesome (1970)
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The childhood of three friends, Ilya, Yacob, and Pavel, was spent in the innkeeper's house. Their three destinies are similarly unhappy. Yakob died of tuberculosis, Ilya, after robbing a merchant, committed suicide. And Pavel, who let the woman he loved join a brothel, can no longer be happy.
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Genere: Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 102 min
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Shadow Days (2014)
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A quasi-ghost story about a young urban Chinese couple returning to their dusty rural roots interrogates one child policy and authoritarianism.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 53
Genere: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 95 min
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The Girl from Hunan (1987)
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The heartbreaking tale of a young girl sold into an arranged marriage with a 2 year old boy who she must raise as his nanny until he is old enough to marry her. She is expected to honour tradition and to toe the line so far as social proprieties are concerned, but the young girl rebels against the edicts of her elders until at 16, she falls in love with another man... Though set in turn-of-the-century China, The Girl from Hunan deliberately parallel the state of affairs in the China of the late 1980s.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 219
Genere: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 110 min
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My Country, My Parents (2021)
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Actress Zhang Ziyi, actor-and-director Wu Jing, comedian Shen Teng, and actor-and-director Xu Zheng come together to direct four short films as part of a new anthology drama paying tribute to China’s families.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 526
Genere: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 157 min
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The Forest (2009)
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The action of the film takes place in two periods of time. An old man leads his son through a forest, and is simultaneously under his care confined to bed with a deadly illness.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 125
Genere: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: psychological, thought provoking, captivating, disturbing, mystical, allegory
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The Savage Land (1981)
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Winner of the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Film in 1988.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 33
Genere: Drama
Country: China
Duration:
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Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (1995)
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Two very different people become friends and partners in this nautical drama. Nikos (Stephen Rea) is a radio man working on a Greek freighter when he finds himself stranded in Hong Kong after the firm that owned his ship suddenly goes out of business. Nikos is already depressed over his recent breakup with his girlfriend, and this latest turn of events hardly makes him feel any better; he develops a dependence on opium as he works a variety of odd jobs trying to keep himself together while waiting for his ship to return to the sea. Li (Ling Chu) is a ten-year-old Chinese girl, cut off from her mother and father, who has a sampan and asks Nikos to help her get the boat ready for the water. Nikos doesn't much care for Li at first, but her youthful optimism and determination to succeed make an impression on him, and in time he leads her on a voyage to find the family she left behind years before.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 523
Genere: Drama
Country: Belgium, France, UK
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Little Moth (2007)
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A couple purchases an eleven-year old girl who cannot walk, with the intention of using her to earn money through begging.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 138
Genere: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 99 min
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The Fishbowl (2023)
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As her cancer spreads, Noelia's ultimate decision is to return to her native Vieques, Puerto Rico, and claim her freedom to decide her own fate. She reunites with her friends and family, who are still dealing with the contamination of the U.S. Navy after 60 years of military practices.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 107
Genere: Drama
Country: Puerto Rico
Duration: 93 min
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South (2004)
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Martje is the manager of a successful laundry service, but in her personal life she struggles with her self-image after the amputation of one of her breasts. After she is humiliated when Loe, one of her employees, is startled by the discovery of her prosthesis during foreplay, she imprisons him in the laundry plant. As Loe is slowly dying in imprisonment, Martje loses contact with reality and starts imagining having a family with him.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 316
Genere: Drama
Country: Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark
Duration: 87 min
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After Masks (2021)
Plot Summary:
Journey through the human experience as the pandemic tests what we are made of both as individuals and as a culture.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: anthology
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Beautiful Rain (2012)
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A young daughter (Mana Ashida) supports her father (Etsushi Toyokawa) who is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 45
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min
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Apple Garden (1985)
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An aged man falls in love with a woman refugee from Western Armenia. When his beloved dies because of his daughters, in a fury he destroys his only treasure - apple garden.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 39
Genere: Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 85 min
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Thursday's Child (1983)
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Sam Alden is the 17-year-old high school star player in baseball who seems to have it all. However, his family notices that he is often bothered with fits of coughing. Worried, his parents decide to take him to the hospital, where they are shocked to find out that he has a life-threatening heart disease. Sam has trouble dealing with his illness, but he pretends to still be a joyful teenager to not have his parents worrying even more than they already do. His health is deteriorating, though, and it is eventually revealed that he needs a heart transplant if he wants to survive. This is the beginning of a long journey, which is mentally and physically exhausting. Sam has countless operations, and tests. The search for a donor seems endless to him. Even before the final operation, Sam is forced to deal with several setbacks in his life.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 123
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
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Mad World (2016)
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An absentee father and his bipolar son are forced to live together as they struggle with a recent family tragedy. The tension and anxiety boil as they live and try to cope in a tiny apartment. As time passes, they realize their shared pain is not their only source of grief, as they find the outside world is a cruel and unjust place.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, sad, art house, independent film, crying
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Chinese Doctors (2021)
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Based on real-life events, the film recounts the efforts of the Wuhan medical staff as they attempt to deal with the rising cases of Covid-19.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 531
Genere: Drama
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 129 min
Plot tags: captivating, disturbing
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Pickpocket (1997)
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Little pocket thief Wu never got away from the streets like his friends did. He realises that he is alone, as his old buddy doesn't invite him for his wedding. When he falls in love with a hooker he is forced to think about his future. Can he break with his criminal past?.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: contemplative, neo noir, independent film, psychological, serious, captivating, realistic, biting, suspense
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Two Friends (2002)
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Two Sicilian friends, Nunzio and Pino, share the same apartment in Turin. Nunzio works in a factory but is laid off because of his illness. Pino, on the other hand, is a mysterious man and he is always traveling because of his work. Nunzio would very much like to know what his friend is doing for a living but Pino will not tell him. Nunzio spends his free time the best he can in his friend's absences. He ends up falling in love with Maria, a commercial employee, whereas his health condition deteriorates.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 175
Genere: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining
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April Bride (2009)
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On April 5, 2007, a couple married in a church. At first glance, it was a typical wedding. The bride, however, was suffering from late-stage breast cancer and had been given only a month to live. A young woman is diagnosed with breast cancer but keeps the information from her boyfriend. When he finds out, he decides to plan a wedding even though she only has one month to live. Based on the true story of Chie Nagashima, a women afflicted with breast cancer and her husband Taro Akasu.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 240
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 129 min
Plot tags: romantic, sincere, captivating
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It's Time to Love (2013)
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On-yoo is an adult childhood cancer survivor. When he's not practicing with his boy band, Oh-yoo often volunteers at the hospital's pediatric cancer ward. One day, he recognizes the familiar face of an overdose patient.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 28
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, disturbing, entertaining
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A Simple Life (2011)
Plot Summary:
The relationship between a middle-aged man (Andy Lau) and the elderly woman (Deanie Ip), who has been the family's helper for sixty years.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: touching, sentimental, serious, contemplative, realistic, captivating, crying
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Little Q (2019)
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Little Q is an aspiring guide dog, training to be a guide for the blind. Soon Little Q is partnered with Bo-ting, a renowned pastry chef who’s losing his sight. But Bo-ting is irritable and reluctant, constantly losing his temper at those around him and rejecting Little Q. Eventually, dog and owner bond as Little Q wins Bo-ting over with its unwavering loyalty. However, as Little Q gets older and Bo-ting’s health suffers, the two of them face an unwilling separation.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 242
Genere: Drama
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Sword Master (2016)
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Weary of the bloodshed and violence from the martial arts world, a powerful swordsman banishes himself to the humble life a vagrant, wandering the fringes of society. But his violent past refuses to let him go quietly. The master swordsman must regain the ability to wield his sword and fight those disrupting the peace he so desperately craves.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: exciting, light, humorous, entertaining, stylized, psychotronic
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Ocean Heaven (2010)
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The story of a father's tireless love for his autistic son. A terminally ill father's attempt to teach his autistic son the necessary life skills to survive on his own before he passes away. It is also a poignant tribute to the infinite love that parents have for their children and their unending desire to take care and look after them to their best abilities, no matter the struggle, no matter the effort.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: serious, emotional, sentimental, realistic, thought provoking, touching, depressing, cult classic, gloomy, beautiful
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Caught in the Web (2012)
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The story of three women whose worlds collide - a social commentary about the 'sound bite' society we are becoming, where perception becomes reality and judgments based on limited facts quickly spread, without regard for the truth or the damage they could cause.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, psychological, captivating, offbeat, biting, fast, suspense
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The Blue Kite (1993)
Plot Summary:
The lives of a Beijing family throughout the 1950s and 1960s, as they experience the impact of the Hundred Flowers Campaign, the Great Leap Forward, and the Cultural Revolution.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 140 min
Plot tags: depressing, political, realistic, controversial, sincere, thought provoking, serious, contemplative, gloomy, tense