
Li Congxi
2021Devils on the Doorstep
Jiang Wen
Jiang Wen, 姜宏波
During the Japanese occupation of China, two prisoners are dumped in a peasant's home in a small town. The owner is bullied into keeping the prisoners until the next New Year, at which time they will be collected. The village leaders convene to interrogate the prisoners. The townspeople then struggle to accommodate the prisoners. One is a bellicose Japanese nationalist, the other a nervous translator. Will the townspeople manage to keep the prisoners until the New Year?
Devils on the Doorstep
An Elephant Sitting Still
Hu Bo
Peng Yuchang, Wang Yu Wen
In the northern Chinese city of Manzhouli, they say there is an elephant that simply sits and ignores the world. Manzhouli becomes an obsession for the protagonists of this film, a longed-for escape from the downward spiral in which they find themselves.
An Elephant Sitting Still
戴假发的人
Dong Yue
Huang Xiaoming, Wang Yinglu
After failing his legal exams, Meng, a self-taught law student, is forced to work nights as a taxi driver. During a heated argument with a drunken customer, unable to contain his fury, he pushes the man into a river. The years go by. Now a successful lawyer and father, Meng is haunted by his past.
A Cover-Up
卧鱼
Mi Haoyi
Wang Yuexin, Congxi Li
Based on the novel "Remaining Sins". After losing several secret service undercover agents, the Provincial Anti-drug Police Team came to the Taihai Sports Institute to recruit people. Xu Pingqiu, who has rich anti-narcotics experience, took a fancy to Yu's top student scum group. Although they did not study well, they had polarized reviews. But each has its own strengths, knows how to advance and retreat, and has a bottom line. However, it is not easy to fight for Yu Zui and the scumbag who doesn't trust him and has no police dreams.
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