Shi Ke

Based on the story of the folk musician Nie Er and the creation of "The March of the Volunteers", national anthem of the People's Republic of China.

The Pandora's box opened in the name of love has already been unlocked. When love is consumed by obsession, just how many uncrossable boundaries will one break just to hold onto what they call "love"?

Twenty years after Professor Yu’s tragic death while trying to stop the new drug MG32, traces of the drug resurface in an overseas murder case, indicating the return of drug lord Sha Kun. Now, Yu’s son, undercover officer Yu Fei, teams up with law enforcement in a high-stakes operation to take down the powerful international drug syndicate.

In a small seaside town, two schoolgirls are assaulted by a middle-aged man in a motel. Mia, a teenager who was working on reception that night, is the only witness. For fear of losing her job, she says nothing. Meanwhile, 12-year-old Wen, one of the victims, finds that her troubles have only just begun. Trapped in a world that offers them no safety, Mia and Wen will have to find their own way out.

Realistic portraits of Chinese youth embracing western culture

Set in the village of Aicun, Yunnan province, pic begins in the early '80s, with poor, lame farmer Ge Wang (Tuo Guoquan) pressured by his family to marry the mentally and emotionally stunted Cherry (Miao Pu). Ge weds the unkempt but harmless woman, who spends most of her time chasing children and offering them the fruit that is her namesake. Once married, the shamelessly sexual and embarrassingly naive Cherry shows an insatiable desire to have her own child. Fate intervenes in the second act when Cherry finds an abandoned baby girl in the woods. Though the sprig, named Scarlet, comes complete with a handful of bank notes, Ge panics, thinking he can't afford to raise a child, and reacts in callous fashion. Final section puts a pre-pubescent Scarlet (Long Li) centerstage as she deals with the stigma of having a mentally handicapped mother whose affection is both infinite and frequently inappropriate.