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Unknown Pleasures (2002)

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Jia Zhangke actor: Wei Wei Zhao / Zhao Tao …

other title: Plaisirs inconnus / 任逍遥 …

Two disaffected, unemployed Chinese youth drift through life on the streets of their industrial town, their paths crossing with that of a local young singer and dancer working for a liquor company as a spokesmodel.

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Caught by the Tides (2025)

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Jia Zhangke actor: Zhao Tao / 周游 …

other title: Feng Liu Yi Dai / 风流一代 …

In early 2000s China, Qiao Qiao and Guao Bin share a passionate but fragile love. When Guao Bin disappears to try his luck in another province, Qiao Qiao decides to go looking for him.

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Mountains May Depart (2015)

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★ 6.8 17 ratings

Jia Zhangke actor: Zhao Tao / Zhang Yi …

other title: Al di là delle montagne / Se as Montanhas se Afastam …

The life of Tao, and those close to her, is explored in three different time periods: 1999, 2014, and 2025.

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Caught by the Tides (2024)

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★ 5.8 31 ratings

Jia Zhangke actor: Zhao Tao / Zhubin Li …

other title: Generazione romantica / Marés Vivas …

Years after her boyfriend left her for the big city and promised to bring her there after he’s settled down, a Chinese woman sets out on a journey to be reunited with him.

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A Touch of Sin (2013)

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★ 7.9 18 ratings

Jia Zhangke actor: Jiang Wu / Wang Baoqiang …

other title: Il tocco del peccato / Um Toque de Pecado …

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

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Still Life (2006)

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★ 8.3 19 ratings

Jia Zhangke actor: Han Sanming / Zhao Tao …

other title: Still Life - Natureza Morta / Naturaleza muerta …

A town in Fengjie county is gradually being demolished and flooded to make way for the Three Gorges Dam. A man and woman visit the town to locate their estranged spouses, and become witness to the societal changes.