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  Black Coal, Thin Ice

  Black Coal, Thin Ice

  Directed by Diao Yinan • 2014 • China
  Starring Liao Fan, Gwei Lun-mei, Wang Xuebing

  Bone-deep disillusionment and startling moments of visual invention suffuse this noir immersion into the seedy underbelly of contemporary Chinese society, winner of the Golden Bear at the 2014 Berlin Film Festiva...

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  Ash Is Purest White

  Ash Is Purest White

  Directed by Jia Zhangke • 2018 • China
  Starring Zhao Tao, Liao Fan, Diao Yinan

  Visionary director Jia Zhangke’s mesmerizing, decade-plus spanning journey through China’s criminal underworld features a tour-de-force performance from his frequent star Zhao Tao as Zhao Qiao, the swaggering girlfrie...

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  Dying to Survive

  Dying to Survive

  Directed by Wen Muye • 2018 • China
  Starring Xu Zheng, Zhou Yiwei, Wang Chuanjun

  Based on the true story of a Robin Hood–esque people’s hero who took on big pharma, this rousing blend of comedy and social drama was a box-office smash in China that actually effected change in government policy re...