Popular from China
The Road Home
(我的父亲母亲)
Prompted by his father’s death and his mother’s grief, a man recalls the story of how they met in flashback.
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- China • 1999
- Director Zhang Yimou
- Cast Zhang Ziyi, Hao Zheng, Yulian Zhao, Sun Honglei, Bin Li
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV
Still Life
(三峡好人)
A man and woman witness societal changes in their hometown, which is headed for demolition.
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- China, Hong Kong • 2006
- Director Jia Zhangke
- Cast Han Sanming, Zhao Tao, Wang Hongwei, Zhubin Li, Haiyu Xiang, Lin Zhou
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, YouTube, Kanopy
Hero
(英雄)
After surviving an assassination attempt, King of Qin summons a renowned warrior in hopes of uniting the Warring States of ancient China.
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- China, Hong Kong • 2002
- Director Zhang Yimou
- Cast Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Maggie Cheung, Donnie Yen, Zhang Ziyi, Chen Dao-Ming
- Genre Action, Adventure, Drama, History
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Pluto TV
Farewell My Concubine
(霸王别姬)
When one member of an acting duo gets married their explosive breakup and tragic fall begin to take root.
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- China, Hong Kong • 1993
- Director Chen Kaige
- Cast Leslie Cheung, Zhang Fengyi, Gong Li, Jiang Wenli, Ge You, Lu Qi
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Kung Fu Hustle
(功夫)
Sing and his friend Bone pretend to be members of the Axe Gang in order to gain respect.
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- Hong Kong, China • 2004
- Director Stephen Chow
- Cast Stephen Chow, Yuen Wah, Yuen Qiu, Lam Tze-chung, Bruce Leung Siu-Lung, Eva Huang
- Genre Action, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
(卧虎藏龙)
In another time, in a distant place... an epic adventure is about to unfold.
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- Taiwan, Hong Kong, United States • 2000
- Director Ang Lee
- Cast Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi, Chang Chen, Cheng Pei-Pei, Sihung Lung
- Genre Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
The Assassin
(刺客聶隱娘)
Whether it is love or loyalty, for her next mission... a sacrifice will be made.
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- Taiwan, China, Hong Kong • 2015
- Director Hou Hsiao-hsien
- Cast Shu Qi, Chang Chen, Nikki Hsieh, Sheu Fang-Yi, Ethan Juan, Tetsuya Komuro
- Genre Action, Drama, History
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Fandor Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Hi-YAH, Midnight Pulp, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Rakuten Viki, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Tubi TV, YouTube Free, Pluto TV, VIX , AsianCrush, Cineverse, Kanopy
Us and Them
(后来的我们)
Fate brings Xiaoxiao and Jianqing together, but eventually, the harsh realities of life make them drift apart. Ten years later, they run into each other again.
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- China • 2018
- Director René Liu
- Cast Jing Boran, Zhou Dongyu, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Qu Zheming
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
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Dragon Tiger Gate
(龍虎門)
Two martial artists discover they are half-brothers and use their skills to fight injustice.
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- Hong Kong, China • 2006
- Director Wilson Yip
- Cast Donnie Yen, Nicholas Tse, Shawn Yue, Dong Jie, Li Xiaoran, Yuen Wah
- Genre Action, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, VUDU Free, Plex, Plex Channel
Have a Nice Day
(大世界)
A darkly funny animated neo-noir following a young driver who steals a million dollars from a crime boss.
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- China • 2018
- Director Liu Jian
- Cast Yang Siming, Cao Kou, Ma Xiaofeng, Zhu Changlong, Cao Ka
- Genre Animation, Crime
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Kanopy
Here
Before moving home, Stefan, a Romanian construction worker, meets Shuxiu, a Belgian-Chinese doctorate student, and a connection forms.
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- Belgium, China • 2023
- Director Bas Devos
- Cast Stefan Gota, Liyo Gong
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV
The Foreigner
When a man loses his daughter to an act of senseless political violence, he must fight for justice.
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- United Kingdom, China, United States • 2017
- Director Martin Campbell
- Cast Pierce Brosnan, Jackie Chan, Rory Fleck-Byrne, Ray Fearon, Charlie Murphy, Orla Brady
- Genre Action, Thriller
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Farewell My Concubine
(霸王别姬)
When one member of an acting duo gets married their explosive breakup and tragic fall begin to take root.
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- China, Hong Kong • 1993
- Director Chen Kaige
- Cast Leslie Cheung, Zhang Fengyi, Gong Li, Jiang Wenli, Ge You, Lu Qi
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Us and Them
(后来的我们)
Fate brings Xiaoxiao and Jianqing together, but eventually, the harsh realities of life make them drift apart. Ten years later, they run into each other again.
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- China • 2018
- Director René Liu
- Cast Jing Boran, Zhou Dongyu, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Qu Zheming
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
The Rise of Phoenixes
(天盛長歌)
An intense political drama set in the early years of the fictional Tiansheng dynasty.
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- China • 2018
- Creator
- Cast Chen Kun, Ni Ni, Ni Dahong, Qu Gaowei, Bai Jing Ting, Wang Ou
- Genre Drama
- Available on Rakuten Viki
Full River Red
(满江红)
When an envoy dies right before an important political meeting, a soldier must discover the truth about the conspiracy.
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- China • 2023
- Director Zhang Yimou
- Cast Shen Teng, Jackson Yee, Zhang Yi, Lei Jiayin, Yunpeng Yue, Guo Jingfei
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Mystery
- Available on Rakuten Viki
The Village of No Return
(健忘村)
A mysterious Taoist priest brings a magical helmet that can erase one’s memory to the remote and isolated Desire Village.
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- Taiwan, China • 2017
- Director Chen Yu-Hsun
- Cast Shu Qi, Wang Qian-Yuan, Zhang Xiaoquan, Lin Mei-hsiu, Eric Tsang, Tony Yang
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Amazon Video, AsianCrush, Freevee
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Shadow
(影)
A king attempts to lead his displaced people out of exile.
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- China, Hong Kong • 2018
- Director Zhang Yimou
- Cast Deng Chao, Sun Li, Ryan Zheng Kai, Wang Qian-Yuan, Wang Jingchun, Hu Jun
- Genre Action, Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Freevee, Xumo Play, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Angels Wear White
(嘉年华)
Respectability has no morals.
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- China • 2017
- Director Vivian Qu
- Cast Vicky Chen, Zhou Meijun, Shi Ke, Geng Le, Liu Weiwei, Peng Jing
- Genre Drama
- Available on OVID, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Kanopy, Hoopla
Hooligan Sparrow
Maverick activist Ye Haiyan and her colleagues protest the sexual abuse of six elementary school girls by their principal.
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- China, United States • 2016
- Director Nanfu Wang
- Cast Ye Haiyan
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, YouTube, Kanopy
Suzhou River
(苏州河)
Is it possible to relive a past love?
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- Germany, China, France • 2000
- Director Lou Ye
- Cast Zhou Xun, Jia Hongsheng, Zhongkai Hua, Nai An, Yao Anlian, Zhang Ming Fang
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, Strand Releasing Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Ash Is Purest White
(江湖儿女)
The violent love story of a young dancer and a mobster spanning from 2001 to 2017.
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- China, France, Japan • 2018
- Director Jia Zhangke
- Cast Zhao Tao, Liao Fan, Feng Xiaogang, Xu Zheng, Zhang Yibai, Diao Yi'nan
- Genre Crime, Drama, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Kanopy
Hero
(英雄)
After surviving an assassination attempt, King of Qin summons a renowned warrior in hopes of uniting the Warring States of ancient China.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- China, Hong Kong • 2002
- Director Zhang Yimou
- Cast Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Maggie Cheung, Donnie Yen, Zhang Ziyi, Chen Dao-Ming
- Genre Action, Adventure, Drama, History
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Pluto TV
Human Flow
When there is nowhere to go, nowhere is home.
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- Germany, United States, China • 2017
- Director Ai Weiwei
- Cast Boris Cheshirkov, Marin Din Kajdomcaj, Princess Dana Firas of Jordan, Abeer Khalid
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, FlixFling, Kanopy, Hoopla
The Road Home
(我的父亲母亲)
Prompted by his father’s death and his mother’s grief, a man recalls the story of how they met in flashback.
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- China • 1999
- Director Zhang Yimou
- Cast Zhang Ziyi, Hao Zheng, Yulian Zhao, Sun Honglei, Bin Li
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV
Ascension
An exploration of contemporary China through the lens of consumerism, innovation, and pursuit of the "Chinese Dream."
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- China • 2021
- Director Jessica Kingdon
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
China Series
Nirvana in Fire
(琅琊榜)
A story of family honor, political betrayal, and warring dynasties set against the unrest of 4th-century China.
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- China • 2015
- Creator Kong Sheng, Li Xue
- Cast Huang Xiaoming, Liu Haoran, Tong Liya
- Genre Drama
- Available on Rakuten Viki
Crayon Shin-chan Spin-off
(クレヨンしんちゃん外伝)
This spin-off of “Crayon Shin-Chan” is set 100 years in the future.
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- China, Spain, Japan • 2016
- Creator Michio Mihara
- Cast Akiko Yajima, Miki Narahashi, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Satomi Korogi, Mari Mashiba
- Genre Animation, Comedy
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
My Story For You
(为了你我愿意热爱整个世界)
A young man is determined to write his way to success, to be with the woman he loves.
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- China • 2018
- Creator Lin Yan
- Cast Luo Jin, Zheng Shuang, Zhang Yishang, Pang Han Chen
- Genre Drama
- Available on Rakuten Viki
Story of Yanxi Palace
(延禧攻略)
When her older sister dies under mysterious circumstances while working at Yanxi Palace, Wei Yingluo is determined to find out the truth.
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- China • 2018
- Creator De-Guang Wen, Kaidong Hui
- Cast Wu Jinyan, Nie Yuan, Charmaine Sheh, Qin Lan, Xu Kai, Wang Yuanke
- Genre Drama
- Available on Tubi TV, Amazon Video, Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Rakuten Viki, iQIYI, Freevee, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
The Rise of Phoenixes
(天盛長歌)
An intense political drama set in the early years of the fictional Tiansheng dynasty.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- China • 2018
- Creator
- Cast Chen Kun, Ni Ni, Ni Dahong, Qu Gaowei, Bai Jing Ting, Wang Ou
- Genre Drama
- Available on Rakuten Viki
The Untamed
(陈情令)
In a land dominated by the mighty Wen clan, two young men decide to take action against the clan's chief when they discover his evil plan.
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- China • 2019
- Creator Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
- Cast Xiao Zhan, Wang Yibo, Wang Zhuocheng, Xuan Lu, Meng Ziyi, Liu Haikuan
- Genre Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery
- Available on Amazon Video, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten Viki, OnDemandKorea, Netflix basic with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Three-Body
(三体)
Based on the critically-acclaimed novel by Cixin Liu, this universe-spanning tale concerns scientists making first contact with alien civilization.
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- China • 2023
- Creator
- Cast Zhang Luyi, Yu Hewei, Chen Jin, Wang Ziwen, Lin Yongjian, Li Xiaoran
- Genre Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Available on Tubi TV, Amazon Video, Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten Viki, Peacock Premium, Plex, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Documentaries from China
Hooligan Sparrow
Maverick activist Ye Haiyan and her colleagues protest the sexual abuse of six elementary school girls by their principal.
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- China, United States • 2016
- Director Nanfu Wang
- Cast Ye Haiyan
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, YouTube, Kanopy
Born in China
An epic journey into the Chinese wilderness that follows the adventures of three animal families: panda, golden monkey, and snow leopard.
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- United Kingdom, China, United States • 2016
- Director Lu Chuan
- Cast John Krasinski, Zhou Xun
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Disney Plus, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Our Time Machine
When an influential Chinese artist realizes his father is suffering from Alzheimer's, he invites him to collaborate on an ambitious project.
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- China, United States • 2019
- Director S. Leo Chiang, Yang Sun, Shuang Liang
- Cast Tong Zhengwei
- Genre Documentary, Drama, Family
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Eventive, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel
Web Junkie
An uninhibited look at what goes on in a Beijing treatment center tasked with “deprogramming” internet-addicted minors.
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- Israel, United States, China • 2014
- Director Shosh Shlam
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Kanopy
The Human Scale
Humanity's rapid shift toward urbanization may not be entirely positive.
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- Denmark, Bangladesh, China • 2013
- Director Andreas Dalsgaard
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy, Hoopla
Ascension
An exploration of contemporary China through the lens of consumerism, innovation, and pursuit of the "Chinese Dream."
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- China • 2021
- Director Jessica Kingdon
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
On the Way to School
(Sur le chemin de l'école)
Children from four different corners of the Earth travel great distances to get to school in this inspiring documentary.
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- France, China, South Africa • 2013
- Director Pascal Plisson
- Cast Noura Azzagagh, Zahira Badi, Carlito, Zineb Elkabi, Emmanuel J. Esther
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Filmzie, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Chinese Portrait
(我的镜头)
Wang Xiaoshuai's personal portrait of contemporary China.
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- China • 2018
- Director Wang Xiaoshuai
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on OVID, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Kanopy
I Wish I Knew
(海上传奇)
The stories of Shanghai – its history, its people, and its architecture -- spanning over more than a century.
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- China • 2010
- Director Jia Zhangke
- Cast Zhao Tao, Chen Danqing, Toon Wang, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Wei Wei, Rebecca Pan
- Genre Documentary, History
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Human Flow
When there is nowhere to go, nowhere is home.
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- Germany, United States, China • 2017
- Director Ai Weiwei
- Cast Boris Cheshirkov, Marin Din Kajdomcaj, Princess Dana Firas of Jordan, Abeer Khalid
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, FlixFling, Kanopy, Hoopla
Yellow Is Forbidden
Chinese fashion designer Guo Pei works towards becoming a guest member of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture.
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- New Zealand, China, France • 2018
- Director Pietra Brettkelly
- Cast Guo Pei, Wendi Murdoch, Philip Treacy, Jack Tsao
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Flix Premiere, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, Freevee, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel
High Tech, Low Life
Two Chinese bloggers, one self-interested and the other motivated by change, each cover stories not reported on by official media.
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- China, United States • 2012
- Director Stephen T. Maing
- Cast Shuguang Zhou, Shihe Zhang
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube
Goodnight Nobody
A look at the lives of four insomniacs from around the world as they navigate another sleepless night.
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- Switzerland, Burkina Faso, China • 2010
- Director Jacqueline Zünd
- Cast Mila Dean, Jeremie Kafando, Fedir Nesterchuck, Lin Yao
- Genre Documentary
- Available on DocAlliance Films
Genesis 2.0
After the discovery of a well-preserved mammoth carcass, scientists hope it could be a major step forward in bioengineering.
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- Switzerland, China, Russia • 2018
- Director Christian Frei, Maxim Arbugaev
- Cast Peter Grigoriev, Semyon Grigoriev, George Church, Spira Sleptsov, Woo Suk Hwang
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Kanopy
Last Train Home
(归途列车)
A documentary portrait of a Chinese family where the parents status as migrant workers only allow them to travel to their children once a year.
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- Canada (Quebec), China, United Kingdom • 2009
- Director Lixin Fan
- Cast Changhua Zhang, Suqin Chen, Qin Zhang, Yang Zhang, Tingsui Tang
- Genre Documentary, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Kanopy, Hoopla