Movies: Zhang Yang

On the edge of the Gobi desert in Northwest China, Lang returns to his hometown after being released from jail. While working for the local dog patrol team to clear the town of stray dogs before the Olympic Games, he strikes up an unlikely connection...

An aged father and his younger, mentally challenged son have been working hard every day to keep the bathhouse running for a motley group of regular customers. When his elder son, who left years ago to seek his fortune in the southern city of Shenzhe...

A black comedy about a farmer who tries to bring home the body of his friend, who died far from their town....

A stylish urban romance about the silent suffering of a modern Chinese couple....

An actor becomes increasingly introverted and psychotic and his entire family attempts to intervene....

The film focuses on an epic battle in the history of China's War of Resistance against Japan, which shocked the world with its overwhelming force against a small enemy. In the 1944 Hengyang defense battle, the 10th Army of the Chinese front battlefi...

Eleven Tibetans prostrate themselves every few steps during a 1,200-mile pilgrimage that lasts for seven months....

Six different episodes about different generations' relationships. Love can be sweet, sour, or spicy....

The residents of a nursing home sneak past security guards to compete in a nationally televised talent contest....

Sunflower is the story of the Zhang family in Beijing father, mother and son across three decades, centering on the tensions and misunderstandings between father and son. Nine-year-old Xiangyang is having the time of his life, free of adult supervisi...

Driverless is about three love stories that are intertwined by a car accident. It deals with several relationship issues, including the infamous seven year itch, reuniting with a first love, one night stands, an old husband with a young wife, and ext...

Chinese short film directed by Zhang Yang. A young man running in Beijing ’s Hutong (Huang Jue) overhears the phone of a woman at the table in KFC and tries to contact him; in the bar, a group of boys bid for the girl ’s favorite for a chance to orde...

After discovering a sacred stone in the mouth of a deer he just killed, Taibei, a young lonesome Tibetan cowboy, embarks on a long and difficult mission: to bring it back to the holy mountain of Buddha’s handprint. His journey turns sour as an obstin...

Love can be bitter, sweet, or spicy. The film revolves around three couples from Beijing, Hangzhou and Chongqing....

Fantastic story story based on traditional myths and themes, Lu Xun weighs the cost of seeking justice (and, by extension, of wielding the sword of truth), and suggests that great sacrifices are most certainly required in this particular pursuit. Bas...

Chinese short film directed by Zhang Yang....

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The film follows Qu Hongrui during his final exam at the Mao Mao Cool Primary School in Da Li. Kids explore the town of Da Li, participating in a series of specifically designed tasks aimed at training their cognitive, reasoning and emotional control...

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